A national cup final has been a long time coming for Stephen Henderson’s Cobh Ramblers. They’ve never been to one in their 96-year history. On Sunday, that all changes. “Preparations have been great,” begins Ramblers manager Henderson, who will guide the Division One side into their first ever EA Sports Cup final against Derry City at the Brandywell. “We would’ve liked …
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Derry City maintained their winning run at the Brandywell on Friday night, but were made to work hard for the three points by a dogged St. Patrick'a Athletic side.
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Ian Mylod of Cobh Ramblers discusses life as a First Division player.
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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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Dundalk finally lifted their Cork City curse at Oriel Park on Friday night, beating the reigning champions 1-0.
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Following the postponement of this weekend's League of Ireland fixtures, the FAI have confirmed that more games have now had to be rearranged.
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The League of Ireland has now officially slammed shut after a last-minute flurry of deals in the final two days of the window.
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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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Galway United manager Shane Keegan expects competition to be fierce in what could be one of the closest League of Ireland First Division title races in years.
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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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The FAI have released details of the coming League of Ireland Premier and First Division structures, with the start date confirmed the middle of February. With a more packed 36-game Premier Division season (despite two fewer teams), the league will now start on Friday, February 16th, with the curtain-raising President’s Cup between Cork City and Dundalk taking place at Oriel …
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Cobh Ramblers manager Stephen Henderson has called for a total revamp of the domestic leagues to help usher in a bright new era for Irish football.
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Waterford FC have been promoted to the League of Ireland Premier Division after rivals Cobh Ramblers fell to a 3-0 defeat on Saturday night at home to Cabinteely. Goals from Joe Doyle (2) and Dean Casey gave Cabinteely the win to hand Waterford the title as they now lead by eight points with two games remaining. Alan Reynold’s side have now …
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Cork City manager John Caulfield believes that Mark McNulty would have been handed an Ireland call-up by now if he hadn’t spent his whole career playing in Cork. The City boss went out of his way to praise the club’s goalkeeper saying that he would have got international recognition had he played his football somewhere else in Ireland. The 36-year-old …
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The League of Ireland report delivered by professional brand expert Jonathan Gabay on Thursday produced many talking points. The report, commissioned by the FAI, was supposed to pinpoint what could be improved in order to increase awareness and attendances in the national league. At the Aviva stadium to deliver my rebranding report to press on league of Ireland pic.twitter.com/7hOHd9wsfk — …
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The FAI Cup quarter final draw was made early this morning, and the tie of the round sees Cork City travel to Shamrock Rovers. John Caulfield’s side took Longford Town apart 4-1 last weekend as they look to go one better than last year’s final defeat to Dundalk. Rovers, meanwhile, still without a permanent manager since the sacking of Pat …
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In an exclusive interview, Cobh Ramblers manager Stephen Henderson speaks to Brian Strahan about the season ahead. Brian Strahan: How has your pre-season gone? Stephen Henderson: Pre-season went very well. We did not play as many games as we would have liked due to the weather, but due to the fantastic attitude and flexibility of the players we got a …
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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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