What have we learned from the League of Ireland this week?

- May 16, 2017May 16, 2017

Aaron Doherty Another round of games is in the history books and it will show that Galway United were the first team to stop Cork City from winning this season. Galway who have already beaten champions Dundalk at home, took a massive point from the runaway league leaders which was also

The League of Ireland goes global

- May 14, 2017

Connor McGinty Several years ago I was your typical 14 year old football fanatic, collecting football programmes religiously and whatever other memorabilia I could get my hands on. As you grow up and realise that there’s more to life than collecting memorabilia and other things prioritise themselves as a typical teenager, however

This weekends League of Ireland result predictions

- May 12, 2017

Here is our predictions for this weekends League of Ireland fixtures. There are some brilliant games scheduled and below we have our Premier & First Division predictions. Premier Division Bohemians 1-3 Shamrock Rovers Dundalk 1-1 Sligo Rovers Galway United 0-2 Cork City St Patrick's Athletic 1-1 Drogheda United Finn Harps 0-3 Bray Wanderers Limerick 1-2 Derry

What have we learned from the League of Ireland this week?

- May 10, 2017

Aaron Doherty It was another action-packed weekend, goals galore with plenty of unpredictable moments in the league of Ireland. Cork City stuck 5 goals passed injury stricken Finn Harps, to which then extended their lead at the top; St Pats got a point from Bray, while Shamrock Rovers shocked the

‘On second thoughts’

- May 8, 2017

Brian Quigley We went out early to the Carlisle Grounds on Friday. Kick-off against St Patrick’s Athletic was the normal 1945, but there a ‘Family Festival of Fun’ organized by the club [supported by the FAI and SSE Airtricity League] for before the game, so we arrived at 1730 to see

What have we learned in the League of Ireland this week?

- May 2, 2017

Aaron Doherty The first series of games ended on Friday night with Cork City continuing their dominant run with their 11th win in a row, at the expense of Bray Wanderers. The Leesiders have also made the best start to a top-flight campaign for 51 years and have extended their lead

‘Cats, Cork & Cobh’

- May 1, 2017

Brian Quigley I’ve been running out of vocabulary to describe Bray’s results in recent weeks. The home win over Galway was good. Beating Dundalk away was better. Hammering Shamrock Rovers was possibly the best. As last Friday’s match against Cork loomed, the question was what word could describe a Bray win,

Podcasts extending the range of League of Ireland coverage

- April 27, 2017

The League of Ireland is growing its brand and news platforms on a daily basis among the general public. One of the biggest factors in the growth of the brand of the League is the dedicated podcasts that are consistently being published on a weekly basis from a number of people. We

Brilliant attendances for the League’s opening weekend

- February 26, 2017

The League of Ireland has finally got back under way this weekend and brilliantly had huge attendances to match the League's opening day drama. The game of the weekend was Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers at Oriel Park and even with the game being live on Eir Sport the game drew a

Live match updates: Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers

- February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

Good evening and welcome to LeagueofIreland.ie's live updates from Oriel Park of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division fixture between Dundalk & Shamrock Rovers. The teams have been announced as follows - Dundalk: Sava, Gannon, Gartland, Barrett, Massey, Duffy, Benson, O'Donnell, McEleney, Mountney, Kilduff. Subs: McGrath, Vemmelund, Clifford, Kinsella, Ubaezuono, Stewart, Kelly Shamrock