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European competition start dates confirmed by UEFA

League of Ireland

- June 17, 2020 0

SSE Airtricity League Champions Dundalk are set to begin their UEFA Champions League campaign on August 18/19. In a press conference at UEFA HQ in Nyon earlier today, UEFA confirmed the dates for the qualifying round stage of the competition as well as the dates for the UEFA Europa League and

Dundalk beat Riga on penalties as Gary Rogers is the hero on the night

- July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 0

Ciaran Callan at the Skonto Stadium, Latvia. It was always going to take something special to separate these sides and in the end, Sean Hoare took the decisive penalty to send Dundalk through to the Second Round of the Champions League Qualifiers after yet another epic European night for Dundalk. This game

McCormack delighted to lead Cork City into the Champions League

- July 10, 2018 0

Cork City will return to Champions League action for the first time since the 2006/07 season when they welcome Polish Champions Legia Warsaw to Turner’s Cross tonight. City lie second in the SSE Airtricity League, 4 points off leader Dundalk, and come into this game on the back of a 0-0

Another Summer, Another Demonstration of UEFA’s Coefficient Farce

- July 10, 2018 0

“Football is about winning, it’s about competition, it’s about sporting merit,” he said. “I think it’s kind of a natural thing to give to those who have won a competition a special treatment like this.” Those words, spoken by the then UEFA boss Gianni Infantino in 2015, seem to suggest that

League of Ireland fixtures update

League of Ireland

- June 26, 2018 0

The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division fixture between Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers has been rescheduled. The fixture was originally scheduled for Friday, July 6 but will now take place on Sunday, July 8 at the Carlisle Grounds, with kick-off at 4pm. The UEFA Champions League and Europa League schedule for SSE

Cork City draw Legia Warsaw in the Champions League qualifiers

- June 19, 2018 1

League of Ireland champions Cork City have been drawn against Polish Champions Legia Warsaw in the Champions League first round qualifiers. The first leg will be in Turners Cross and the second in Warsaw. Confirmed dates and times to follow.

League of Ireland clubs to discover European opponents

- June 18, 2018 0

The draws for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League take place this week with Cork City, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City keen to learn who they will be paired with. The draw for the First and Second Qualifying Rounds of the UEFA Champions League takes place on Tuesday, June

Damien Delaney signs for Cork City from Crystal Palace

- June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 1

Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Damien Delaney. The defender re-joins the club following a long spell in England, where he most recently played with Premier League side Crystal Palace. The 36-year-old was capped nine times by the Republic of Ireland, and he joins the club until the

Consortium from the US apparently interested in taking over Dundalk FC

- November 7, 2017 0

According to a piece by Garry Doyle in The Times, a US Business consortium are eyeing up the possibility of taking over Dundalk FC. The club have had plenty of recent successes in the last few years and would have stood out on a global stage when they reached the Europa

Dundalk to face Celtic / Linfield if they progress next week

- July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 0

Dundalk have been drawn to face Celtic / Linfield in the Champions League third round qualifier if they can defeat Rosenborg next week in Norway. If any more incentive was needed to beat Rosenborg for Dundalk, a packed Aviva Stadium against the Scottish Champions could be it. Stephen Kenny's men need to