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The PFAI are actively engaged with players and seeking to provide with avenues of employment to supplement their income or ...
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Eight years following the departure of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United are yet to lift another league ...
Read MoreLessons in Football with Tom O'Connor (re-issue)
With schools closed and League of Ireland games postponed, our reporter Tom O’Connor (@LOIMuinteoir) has been hard at work and ...
Read MoreA History of Hurt on the Banks of the Lee
From the moment you set foot inside Turner’s Cross Stadium, you get a feeling that Cork City is no ordinary ...
Read MoreWhy the FAI need to stand firm as Irish football faces tough period
When Ireland announced that Stephen Kenny would succeed Mick McCarthy as manager of the national team, there was real excitement ...
Read MoreTop 5 Sports Books for Christmas
There is nothing better than a good book. No matter where you are and no matter what is going on ...
Read MoreEven if the league title is won in an empty rival's stadium and there's nobody around to hear it, it still makes a sound
The Hoops won the title in what must rank as one of the strangest seasons of League of Ireland football.
Read MoreThe Consequences of Troy Parrott's Fresh Injury Woes
Parrott, who has been with the Lions since August 1st, has only made a solitary appearance for the club and ...
Read MoreThe English Premier League is back on Saturday - who should League of Ireland fans support?
So who should fans of each League of Ireland club support in the English ‘Premier League’? Keep reading for your ...
Read MoreUrban Culture - Why I photograph football stickers on the streets of Dublin
I've developed a strange habit in recent months photographing football stickers that are placed around the Dublin streets.
Read MoreWho will Stephen Kenny select as his first-ever Ireland XI to face Bulgaria?
The Bulgaria game, and the meeting with Finland in Dublin on Sunday, will serve as dress rehearsals ahead of next ...
Read MorePostcard from the Stream - Watching LOI return
The League of Ireland returned on Friday night and it was all a bit different.
Read MoreFrom the Archives - Robbie Hedderman: 'When the same person is always putting money in, it can end up badly'
Having joined perennial SPL outfit Aberdeen as a 19-year old defender in 2001, Robbie Hedderman has come full circle, returning ...
Read MoreFrom the Archives - Pay Flynn: Now that I see what Cristiano Ronaldo has done, it's nice for me to say to my kids that I kept him quiet. That tackle is something to own
No stranger to capturing League of Ireland trophies during his playing career, Pat Flynn is also widely recognised as one ...
Read MoreFrom the Archives - Bazunu to Man City - A transfer that could change Irish football?
It may well be the transfer that changes the structure of Irish football.
Read MoreFrom the Archives - Davy O'Connor: Depression stole me of confidence and self-belief - I was a waste of a tracksuit
This year, O’Connor will run 247km in 72 hours, the number chosen to represent the 24/7 nature that mental health ...
Read MoreKenny positivity can provide hope in uncertain times
Opining on the extraordinary hold that sport has on society and the human psyche veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson declared that ...
Read MoreSeason 8 - Episode 10 - The Third Tier European Dream (with Kevin Burke)
Dave Donelly dials in to discuss the FAI’s managerial headache with both Mick McCarthy and Stephen Kenny seemingly have claims ...
Read MoreAlan Reynolds: You could say that I resigned, but basically I was sacked and rightly so
A no-nonsense midfielder during his playing days, Waterford boss Alan Reynolds was initially thrown in the managerial deep end at ...
Read MoreSoccer and Study in Sligo- A Synopsis
On Tuesday afternoon (18th Feb), IT Sligo defeated Waterford IT in the CFAI Cup semi-final in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory ...
Read MoreBohemians v Shamrock Rovers - Where can I watch it and what do I need to know?
The FAI Cup champions travel the short distance to their biggest rivals with far more than just three points at ...
Read MoreOpinion: The First Division Alliance is a necessary front amid the backdrop of blatant disrespect from the FAI and NLEC
However, in light of the Shannonsiders’ exit from the League of Ireland, a vacancy of sorts had been created – ...
Read MoreOpinion: The First Division Alliance are wrong on Shamrock Rovers II - but the dictatorial approach must stop
Why they chose a nine-team division as their hill to die on is anybody’s guess. When the next crisis arrives, ...
Read MoreAdam Idah nets hat-trick for Norwich City as Arter scores FA Cup winner for Fulham
Cork native Idah scored three against Championship side Preston North End as the Canaries sealed their passage to the 4th ...
Read MoreTom O'Connor: The time for unity is now
‘My guess is that if the FAI goes, the League of Ireland goes'. Shane Ross Minister of Sport and Tourism ...
Read MoreExtratime.ie Advent Calendar 2019 - Day 2 - Greatest Ever Irish Goal
Fair warnings, they mostly disagree and revert to glorious nostalgia
Read MoreGareth Farrelly: 'I had quite strong values about how things should be done, and Bohemians presented an opportunity at a given time that I thought was a really good one'
Another talented product off the Home Farm conveyor belt, Gareth moved to Aston Villa in 1992. After five years in ...
Read MoreWe need to talk about Alan
We are going to go against the general grain here and say we should be talking about Alan Mannus.
Read MoreSimon Madden: 'There's always disappointment when players come back from England'
Probably best known by League of Ireland observers as a consistently high-performing and dependable right-back, Simon Madden talks to Extratime.ie ...
Read MoreGalway's Project DNA - Was 2019 the first sign of a Tribal revival?
Having cut his teeth managing the Under 17s as well as the Connacht Schoolboys over the past five years, Murphy ...
Read MoreThe League of Ireland: A view from Abroad
I have developed a long-standing ritual on Friday afternoons. At 2:45 pm, I open a browser on my computer at ...
Read MoreJames Claffey's Sports Psychology Corner - Towell's take on all things mental
The first article was really enjoyable and I’m really grateful for the comments and more importantly for the feedback from ...
Read MoreAn indepth comparison of the European co-efficient: How close are Dundalk to making a breakthrough in Europe?
Having just watched Dundalk thump Finn Harps 5-0 to take a commanding lead at the top of the Premier Division, ...
Read MoreEuropa League Postcard from Bratislava (Slovan Bratislava -v- Dundalk)
Despite that late disappointment, the 100 or so travelling Lilywhite Army enjoyed yet another great trip to one of Europe’s ...
Read MorePostcard from Cyprus - The Green Line for Shamrock Rovers
Having spent much of this week in Cyprus, both north and south of the UN controlled buffer zone that splits ...
Read MoreJames Claffey's Introduction to Sport Psychology
Hi everybody and welcome to my series of articles in relation to the wonderful world of sport psychology and mental ...
Read Moreextratime.ie Sportscast Episode 153 - The donnybrook near Donnybrook (Amanda McQuillan & Eric Molloy interviews)
We talk about the post match altercations at UCD v Bohemians, the Under-19 Euros and University Games and the upcoming ...
Read MoreEducation: Life Beyond Soccer -- #17 Amber Barrett
The Republic of Ireland and Peamount United star tells Tom O'Connor about how hard work and a focus on education ...
Read MoreNiall Quinn's meagre plan for Irish football will need more than soft media coverage to pass muster
Red Strike is the marketing company that underwrote the ‘Visionary Group’ blueprint for the future of Irish football presented at ...
Read MoreTV Review: Division: The Irish Soccer Split (RTÉ)
Narrated by a husky-sounding Aidan Gillen, who seems to drift in and out of his ‘John Boy’ Power persona, Division: ...
Read Moreextratime.ie Sportscast Episode 145 - There is no LOI in Team (Town or Tribe)
We caught up with the SSE Airtricity League First Division's top scorer this week as Cabinteely striker Rob Manley joined ...
Read MorePaul Skinner: Every team is beating each other and it's going to be a very difficult remainder to the season
From being well down the goalkeeping pecking order at Glasgow Celtic to currently assisting Drogheda United in their quest for ...
Read MoreTime for Shields
Casio, Seiko, TAG Heuer. All know the importance of accurate timing. In the League of Ireland, Dundalk appear to share ...
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