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As another League of Ireland season looms, excitement will be rushing through the veins of die hard fans following a long winter without domestic action. Many League of Ireland fans are critical of followers of the English game, feeling that they should stay at home to watch their local talent rather than spend hundreds of euros travelling across the water. …

For those Irish fans that traveled to France for Euro 2016, few moments in their lives will ever surpass the instant in which Robbie Brady’s glorious header rattled the back of the Italian net. For a long time now, Irish fans have held an extraordinary reputation for having one of the best groups of travelling supporters in the world. In …

The League of Ireland close-season has seen some impressive signings recently. With players like Conor Clifford and Paddy McCourt entering the league this season, some other potential recruitments could light up the Premier Division.  One of the major stumbling blocks for League of Ireland clubs in the past have been down to wage demands but signings of Damien Duff’s ilk …

With the League of Ireland due to kick-off this coming Friday, we take a look at each side as part of the eagerly anticipated season ahead.   In part one of our season preview we looked at how Bohemians, Bray Wanderers, Cork City, Derry City, Drogheda United and the champions, Dundalk, are shaping up. In part two we exam the six …

The look on young Robert Keane’s face at the end of this video screams, ‘Somebody, please get this man a club.’ His father, the Republic of Ireland’s record international goalscorer Robbie Keane, left MLS franchise LA Galaxy when his contract ended at the close of 2016, but made it clear that he had no intention of retiring at that point. …

Preston have been hot on the lips of Ireland fans of late given their strong contingent of current and potential internationals. Between Daryl Horgan’s quick transition and Aiden McGeady’s resurrection at Deepdale, Preston North End has become a sanctuary for the Irish. The number of Irish internationals could be set to increase too, with Kilburn Times journalist Rob Brennan (via Balls.ie) …

With the League of Ireland due to kick off this coming Friday, we take a look at each side as part of the eagerly anticipated season ahead. With a busy transfer window and some impressive overseass signings, a number of teams will be hoping to stop Dundalk’s attempts at claiming a fourth successive league title. Shamrock Rovers and Cork City look …

Two teams from the League of Ireland will take part in the 2017/18 Scottish Challenge Cup, it was announced on Tuesday. The cup competition, won last season by Glasgow Rangers, was previously open to Scottish teams from outside the Premier League. However, two teams each from Northern Ireland and Wales were invited for this season, in addition to SPL teams …

Over the weekend Preston, a club with a substantial Irish contingent, recorded a 4-2 victory over Brentford. Daryl Horgan scored his first goal for the Lilywhites since joining from Dundalk, but it was Aiden McGeady who grabbed all the headlines. McGeady’s place was said to be under threat by the Galwegian following his Europa League heroics. Horgan is a tremendous talent …

Robbie Brady was one of several Irish players on the move in the January transfer window as he became Burnley’s record signing. He’s become crucial to Martin O’Neill’s side in recent years with his expertise in dead-ball situations adding another dimension to the national team’s attack. He’s showed off those famed capabilities in some style today as he curled a …