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A Dublin derby between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will kick-off this season’s SSE Airtricity Premier Division campaign on February 14th 2020. The full season schedule was released on Friday afternoon with Bohs vs Rovers at Dalymount Park a mouthwatering way to kick-off proceedings in 2020. Champions Dundalk begin the defence of their title against Derry City at Oriel Park, while …

Bohemians captain Derek Pender has announced his retirement from football after 17 seasons in the League of Ireland. The 35-year-old defender played over 200 times for Bohs. He was made club captain by manager Keith Long in 2015 and helped the team qualify for the Europa League this season. Pender began his career with Shelbourne before going on to play …

Five Dundalk players have been named in the PFAI Team of the Year. The League of Ireland Premier Division champions make up the majority of the team, which is voted for by their fellow players. There are four Shamrock Rovers in the side. Sean Gannon, Chris Shields, Patrick Hoban, Sean Hoare and Michael Duffy are the Dundalk players in the …

Dundalk are champions for the fifth time in six seasons. The Louth side retained the SSE Airtricity Premier Division title with a 3-2 win against Shamrock Rovers on Monday night at Oriel Park. Sean Hoare, Robbie Benson and Michael Duffy got the goals for the champions, with Aaron Greene and Aaron McEneff scoring for Rovers in a highly-entertaining game. The …

“I’m not here for a long time, I’m here for a good time.” On Saturday, Skerries Town and Bohemians will meet in a charity game in honour of former Town player and Bohs fan Oran Tully, who sadly passed away in August 2018. Tully, who lost his battle with an extremely rare bowel condition almost a year ago, was a …

Friday passed by without much reflection. Probably because of what has been, rather than what might have been. It was three years to the day since Dundalk took apart BATE Borisov in the Champions League qualifiers, advancing the side to the play-off round and deeper into the heart of big-time football than any Irish club had arguably ever been. Of …

Born into one of the most devastating wars to ever befall the continent of Africa, 19-year old Lido Lotefa’s memories of his homeland are vague but striking. “To be honest, my only memories are gunshots, violence.” Lotefa and his family moved from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Ireland when he was five years old, as the tears of the …

Preston and Ireland striker Graham Burke is reportedly close to a return to former club Shamrock Rovers with the Hoops in advanced talks to bring him back to Tallaght. According to a report in The Irish Mirror, Rovers hope to agree a loan deal for Burke who left the club last summer for £300,000 after impressing in the League of …

Irish U21s manager Stephen Kenny admitted that it is “challenging times for everyone in Irish football” following the recent spate of controversies surrounding the FAI. The association has come under intense scrutiny over the past number of months, stemming from The Sunday Times’ article exposing a bridging loan the CEO John Delaney gave to the FAI in April of 2018. …

Former Bohemians goalkeeper, Brian Murphy, spoke of the “incredible” experience of working under Roy Keane at Ipswich while also giving fans an insight into the Irish legend’s managerial style. Speaking at the Gaultier GAA ‘Resilience Forum’, Murphy opened up on how the Manchester United legend talked him into going back across the water after returning to Ireland from Swansea in …

The League of Ireland Premier Division is full of talented players, and we have set out to rank the top 25. Judging them on several metrics – from potential to pedigree, a player’s importance to their team and their ability to produce when required, as well as if they’re worth the admission alone  – we have ranked the players competing …

It looks like Dundalk will retain their Premier Division title. Vinny Perth’s team opened up an eight-point lead over Shamrock Rovers after a 1-0 win at Tallaght Stadium. Rovers were the better side on the night. They played the better football, created more chances, had more shots, won their individual battles and won the midfield battle. Yet, Dundalk left with …

UCD and Ireland U21s star Neil Farrugia is reportedly set to turn down a move to England to sign for Shamrock Rovers and complete his studies at home. According to a report by Dan McDonnell on the Independent.ie, Farrugia had been attracting interest from Championship side Middlesbrough but is keen to stay in Ireland to complete his degree in Biomedical …

Irish clubs have learned their fate for the Champions League and Europa League. Dundalk have been drawn to play Latvian side FC Riga for the first qualifying round of the Champions League. Vinny Perth’s team were seeded for the draw and will play the first leg at home. The games will take place the weeks of July 9/10 and July …

“In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on Danny Mandroiu.” Friday night’s Dublin derby was an absolutely brilliant showcase of everything that makes the League of Ireland special, as Bohemians once again got the better of their bitter rivals Shamrock Rovers. A sold-out Dalymount Park witnessed a fantastic game of Friday night …

“We’ve got heart, we’ve got passion, something that I don’t think they have.” James Talbot has said that Shamrock Rovers have no “heart” or “passion.” The Bohemians goalkeeper claimed that he doesn’t have “much respect” for Rovers, as they “look down” on him and his teammates and “don’t think we’re good players.” Talbot made the comments following the Dublin derby …