Aaron Callaghan resigned from his managerial post at Athlone Town yesterday, citing a lack of professionalism on the club’s part. The Irishman lasted just nine games at the Midlands side, and criticised the lack of a physiotherapist and appropriate warm up gear ahead of the game against Shelbourne on Monday. “To raise the bar in any industry you need to …
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Cork City's winning run in 2018 came to an end much sooner than last year, as Dundalk defeated the reigning champions 1-0 at Oriel Park on Friday night.
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Cork City took early command of the Premier Division table on Friday night by winning their second game on the bounce.
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Galway United's new season kicks off at home to Athlone Town at Eamonn Deacy Park
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The SSE Airtricty League roars back into life on Friday night as the first round of Premier and First Division fixtures get underway. After a season that saw Cork City end their twelve-year wait for a league title, three teams suffer the heartbreak of relegation and an endless amount of drama and brilliant goals, anticipation is high that the 2018 …
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Shane Keegan signs Athlone Striker Conor Layng ahead of the new season
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The fixture list for the 2018 SSE Airtricity League has been released, and the opening day sees Cork City begin their title defence in Inchicore.
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Two Athlone Town players have been suspended from all football activity after being found to be in breach of FAI rules regarding the manipulation of matches. In a statement released on Thursday, Irish football’s governing body confirmed that Igors Labuts and Dragos Sfrijan had been found to be in breach of the rules in a League of Ireland First Division match …
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The draw for the FAI Cup second round has taken place during RTE’s Soccer Republic on Monday evening. With eight Premier Divison teams, four First Divison teams and four non-league sides remaining it was finely poised to produce some intriguing ties and it did not disappoint in that regard. Shocks were in short supply in the last round despite the four …
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Three League of Ireland sides begin their European campaigns this week, in Estonia, Iceland and Denmark respectively. How Cork City, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City fare on the road this week will have a massive bearing on their chances of progression when their opponents all come to Ireland for the return legs of their respective Europa League first qualifying round …
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The issues concerning Athlone Town have become that bit more serious, as the FAI have announced that they are widening their investigation. The First Division side are already under suspicion regarding their 3-1 defeat to Longford Town last week, which saw a number of massive bets placed from overseas several bizarre occurrences, while the governing body also confirmed that it …
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All is not well at Athlone Town… On Wednesday evening, Irish football was rocked by the news that the FAI had launched an investigation into Athlone Town AFC following some irregular betting patterns. Now, the FAI have released a full statement on the matter, explaining that they had received a detailed report from UEFA highlighting some very suspect betting around …
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After a winter hiatus, the League of Ireland kicked back into gear last weekend, with the game of the week taking place at Oriel Park with the meeting of champions Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers. Stephen Kenny’s side ground out the win in a weekend that also saw FAI Cup holders Cork City earn three points in difficult conditions at Finn …
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An argument I’ve heard over the last year or so is one that I find very interesting regarding the future of the league of Ireland. It is an argument that is sure to cause a divide between the clubs in the League of Ireland and the FAI. And it is this: should the league of Ireland clubs break away from the …
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The draw for the second round of this year’s EA Sports Cup took place at FAI Headquarters on Wednesday. The first two rounds of the competition are again being run on a regional basis, which sees the first round consisting of four pools of six teams. In this round, the two sides who received byes in the previous round were in the …
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The draw for the first round of the 2016 EA Sports Cup has been made with a total of 24 teams, including four non-league sides, taking part in the competition this year. The first two rounds of the competition will again run on a regional basis with four pools of six teams. Two sides from each pool have received byes to …
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The draw for the quarter-finals of the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup took place live on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 this afternoon. The draw was conducted by Noel King, the Republic of Ireland u-21 international team manager and Fran Gavin, FAI director of competitions. There are two all-Premier Division ties in the quarter-final draw as last season’s runners-up, Derry …
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Shelbourne secured a 3-1 win on a chilly summer’s night at Tolka Park. The match had its share of controversy but a fine display by the hosts meant they took all three points and kept their sights firmly on the promotion race back to the Premier Division. It was the home side that got off to a flying start after …
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