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FAI board approve plans to resume SSE Airtricity League season on July 31
The National League Executive Council (NLEC) last week voted in favour of a truncated season of 18 league games to ...
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Micheal Schlingermann: The year out helped me mentally and to get set up with life after football
Honing your skills, exuding patience and making the most of an opportunity when it comes is appropriate in all team ...
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FAI steering group to meet to consider early resumption of football
The FAI have this evening welcomed the speeding up of the Government’s roadmap and will now meet tomorrow morning to ...
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League of Ireland clubs receive working document on potential behind closed doors return
The League of Ireland has been put on hold since March as a result of the current COVID-19 outbreak
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FAI to seek clarification from Department of Sport on mass gatherings ruling
The FAI will seek meetings with Government and Department of Sport officials on new proposals to ban mass gatherings of ...
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FAI joins reconvened 'working group' to plot a future for the League of Ireland
The working group was previously convened in July while the association was under the temporary management of Noel Mooney, though ...
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FAI extends suspension of football until May 5th
An agreement between the FAI and clubs last month saw a provisional date of June 19th announced for the return ...
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How to help your League of Ireland club financially during the Coronavirus shutdown - a guide
First-team and academy training has been suspended across the board as clubs put the health of their players and staff ...
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Former Drogheda United striker Lee Duffy to appear on Late Late Show to discuss Covid-19 battle
The Dubliner tested positive for the condition three weeks ago and spent eight days in hospital on a ventilator after ...
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Drogheda United's Jack Tuite staying focused as football gets put on hold until June
Recent Drogheda United recruit Jack Tuite – who just joined from First Division rivals Cabinteely – is one who has ...
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Extratime.ie esports Cup -- Match Day 2
After the opening day’s action saw Cork City and Dundalk draw 1-1 while Waterford grabed a dramatic late winner in ...
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FAI extends ban on all football from grassroots up until April 19th
The League of Ireland has already set a conservative return date of June 19th following consultation between the FAI and ...
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Eir Sport to show all nine classic Setanta Sports Cup finals this week
The cross-border competition took place over nine seasons between 2005 and 2014 with Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United each picking ...
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Drogheda United offer free entry for home and away fans for their first home game when the league resumes
The County Louth outfit have also offered free publicity to local businesses on the night as they look to bring ...
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Former Drogheda United striker Lee Duffy warns peers 'not to take this lightly' after being hospitalised with Covid-19
The Dubliner doesn’t fit the profile of those most vulnerable to the disease – a young, healthy athlete with no ...
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Cork City to stop paying players and some staff from next week due to difficulties caused by Covid-19 shutdown
The Rebel Army follow the lead of Sligo Rovers, who confirmed earlier this week that all staff and players have ...
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League of Ireland suspension set to last until June 19th as EA Sports Cup is cancelled
The EA Sports Cup will be deferred for a year, while First Division clubs explore the possibility of fulfilling their ...
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ET Connects: Tell us about your highlights and lowlights of the 2020 season so far
Whether it’s Jordan Flores’ viral sensation Puskas contender against Rovers, or Jack Byrne’s winner in the same game, or something ...
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Drogheda United suspend payments to playing and management staff
The club’s move comes in light of the continuing COVID-19 outbreak – with League of Ireland football being called off ...
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League Report: Drogheda United 5 - 1 UCD
Five goals from five different players saw Drogheda United pick up their first home win of the season with a ...
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League Preview: Drogheda United -v- UCD
The Boynesiders defeat last time out has seen them drop to fourth in the First Division table – with their ...
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"I thought we were the better team for the majority of the game, but we didn't take our chances" - Richie O'Farrell relishing clash against former side
Midfielder Richie O’Farrell was one of seven new players signed by Drogheda United during the off season.
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Killian Brennan: I do regret not signing for Drogheda earlier in my career, but circumstances stopped that
Having won every major domestic cup and league winner's medal, Killian Brennan still believes that he should have joined his ...
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League of Ireland Attendances 2020 -- Gameweek 2
Gameweek 2 featured nine games after the Galway United versus Athlone Town fixture was postponed due to adverse weather conditions. ...
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League Report: Drogheda United 0 - 1 Longford Town
Longford were the better side in the first half, winning a number of early frees but their first chance came ...
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League Preview: Drogheda United -v- Longford Town
Longford came out on top on all three occasions last term
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Full schedule for the first round of the EA Sports Cup confirmed as Cabinteely host Crumlin United in the opening game
Cabinteely will welcome Leinster Senior League champions Crumlin United to Stradbrook Park on the afternoon of Sunday, March 8th with ...
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2020 Season Preview - Drogheda United
Forward Mark Doyle has the potential to certainly make 2020 a year to remember for both himself and Drogheda United
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League Preview: Cobh Ramblers -v- Drogheda United
Ramblers and Drogheda begin their First Division campaign on Saturday when the Boynesiders make the trip to Cork (kick-off 7pm).
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Live Updates - 2020 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland - Gameweek 2
Friday night sees the beginning of the 2020 SSE League of Ireland First Division with two games taking place as ...
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First Division Alliance confirm no boycott to take place but will play 'under protest'
The clubs, after discussions with FAI CEO Gary Owens and Deputy CEO Niall Quinn – have confirmed that no boycott ...
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Extratime.ie staff predictions - First Division 2020
Have we wrote off Cabinteely once again? – Maybe, but it appears our writers have backed Drogheda United to lift ...
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EA Sports Cup First Round Draw Made
The draw for the First Round of the EA Sports Cup took place today.
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Friendly Report: Cliftonville 4 - 1 Drogheda United
Played in tough conditions due to Storm Dennis it was Cliftonville who started the better when Peter McKiernan played the ...
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Bohemians 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 ...
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Vincent Hoey Perpetual Trophy Report: Drogheda United 2 - 4 Bohemians
A second-half brace from 15-year-old Evan Ferguson saw Bohemians win the inaugural Vincent Hoey Perpetual Trophy with a 4-2 win ...
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Galway snap up former Drogheda defender Kevin Farragher
Farragher joins the Tribesmen who confirmed earlier today that Dylan Sacramento has joined the club, pending international clearance
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Pre-Season Friendly Report: Drogheda United 1 - 2 Sligo Rovers
It took twenty minutes for the first chance of note as Sligo’s Darragh Noone saw his free kick take a ...
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Draft First Division fixture list drawn up
The draft fixture list is in line with the dates previously advised and based on 11 teams competing in the ...
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First Division Drogheda 'dismayed' at lack of government funding for new stadium
In a statement on Twitter the club said, “Drogheda United are dismayed at the decision not to award first stage ...
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Pre-season Friendly Report: Drogheda United 0 - 1 Derry City
The goal came from the first real chance of the game as a ball cut back from the left was ...
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Opinion: 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 – ...
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Opinion: 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, ...
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Longford Town the first to host Shamrock Rovers II as new promotion play-off structure revealed
The Hoops’ reserve side will line out as the tenth side in the league following the dissolution of Limerick but ...
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Former Saints title-winning captain Conor Kenna joins Leinster Senior League Kilnamanagh
Kenna, who also had spells with Shamrock Rovers and Bray Wanderers during a long career at the top level, joins ...
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Shamrock Rovers II set to take part in the 2020 First Division
News of the Hoops second-string’s admittance to the second tier comes amid the backdrop of strong opposition to the proposal ...
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Quiz: Can you name the last 10 top scorers in the First Division?
And to make it a bit more challenging (if it wasn’t hard enough!), you'll have to answer them in order
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Warrenpoint bolster their ranks with the signing of former Athlone and Longford midfielder Kealan Dillon
The 25-year-old spent the 2019 League of Ireland season at Athlone Town, where he made 26 appearances for the Blue ...
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First Division Alliance calls for nine-team First Division amid efforts to enter Shamrock Rovers B side in second tier
Clubs had been due to vote on whether to admit Rovers B in recent days but it appears the decision ...
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5 Players to watch in the First Division in 2020
Shelbourne ended their long wait for a Premier Division return, but the departure of the Reds does not necessarily mean ...
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