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Greatest League in the World Podcast tops iTunes Charts

- September 18, 2018 0

The top spot on the iTunes charts for sports podcasts had a new occupant on Monday as Greatest League In The World jumped up following the success of its latest episode. The weekly podcast - hosted by Con Murphy and St Patrick's Athletic winger Conan Byrne - is released every Sunday afternoon to

Derry City triumph in the EA Sports Cup

- September 17, 2018 0

Derry City secured their first trophy in six years and their 11th EA SPORTS Cup after a fantastic 3-1 win against SSE Airtricity League First Division side Cobh Ramblers. In front of a packed Brandywell Stadium, goals from Ronan Hale, Darren Cole and Aaron McEneff proved to be enough to cancel out

‘’Bring on The Amber & Chocolates!”

- September 17, 2018 2

Congratulations to Bohemians and Sligo Rovers on progressing to the third round of the Irn Bru Scottish Challenge Cup [in the second round Bohemians won 1-0 away at Peterhead, who play in Scottish League Two; Sligo beat Livingston’s U21 side 4-1 at the Showgrounds]. Bohemians will be high on confidence after

Bohemians dismantle Cork City and kill title hopes

- September 15, 2018 1

Bohs put one nail at least in the coffin of Cork’s title hopes with a deserved 4-2 victory at a raucaus Dalymount Park. After a long six weeks away from “The Home of Irish Football”, Bohs made it seven wis in a row for the first time in 10 years, with

Are they in a ‘League of their own?’

- September 11, 2018 0

In the aftermath of Dublin’s superb All Ireland Senior Football Championship win – a victory that saw them lift the Sam Maguire for a record-equalling four-in-a-row – I saw a few sour-grapes comments amidst the celebratory. One piece I read – and it wasn’t written tongue-in-cheek - called for Dublin

Former Derry City star Ronan Curtis added to Ireland squad for Poland fixture

- September 9, 2018 2

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has added forward Ronan Curtis to the squad to take on Poland in an international friendly on Tuesday evening in Wroclaw. Curtis, who has scored five goals in six games for Portsmouth this season after joining from Derry City, has impressed for Noel King's Under-21s

Collie O’Neill: UCD to stick with scholarship only squad even if promoted

- September 6, 2018 2

Collie O’Neill’s and subsequently UCD AFC’s rise in recent seasons has been a real success story not only for the “Students” but for followers of the First Division. Qualifying for Europe via the UEFA fair play league in 2015, UCD were given little to no chance of even achieving respectability

No date set yet for Stephen O’Donnell’s return

- September 6, 2018 1

League of Ireland veteran and current Dundalk skipper, Stephen O’Donnell is no stranger to the road one must take to recover from serious injury. O’Donnell broke onto the senior football scene all the way back in 2005, signing for Scottish league side Falkirk after ending a three-year association with Premier League

Noel King names Dundalk’s Jamie McGrath in Ireland u21’s for upcoming qualifiers

- September 3, 2018 2

Dundalk midfielder Jamie McGrath has been called into the squad following his impressive form for the Lilywhites in the SSE Airtricity League. Yeovil Town defender Shaun Donnellan has been ruled out of the fixtures through injury whilst QPR winger Olamide Shodipo is also sidelined. Leeds United's Connor Shaughnessy is recalled to

The long road to Whitehall

League of Ireland

- September 3, 2018 1

I was at a Leinster Senior League game in Whitehall last week [Home Farm versus Newtown Rangers in Senior Division 1; Home Farm won 4-2]. It was an evening match and in the clubhouse bar at half-time I noticed an elderly man looking at some of the Liam Whelan tributes