http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/ http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cardhappy-ref-steals-derby-show-2099164.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cardhappy-ref-steals-derby-show-2099164.html <p>THERE may have been four goals, a sending off, eight yellow cards and two players ferried away to hospital but this Louth derby was neither high on quality nor packed with meaty challenges. </p> League of Ireland Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/buckley--rues-missed-chances-as-fingal-off-the-mark-2098379.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/buckley--rues-missed-chances-as-fingal-off-the-mark-2098379.html <p>Sporting Fingal claimed their first Premier Division point at the Morton Stadium last night, but Liam Buckley will feel his side could have taken all three on offer.</p> League of Ireland Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sheppard-leads-way-for-galway-to-ignite-early-optimism-2098285.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sheppard-leads-way-for-galway-to-ignite-early-optimism-2098285.html <p>One of Galway United's seasonal objectives is to be a resilient team at Terryland Park, and this triumph brought a dash of optimism to the Corribside club. </p> League of Ireland Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/mathews-sponsor-delight-2096841.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/mathews-sponsor-delight-2096841.html <p>THEY may have been in financial trouble during pre-season, but everything is now Hunky Dory for Drogheda United after they announced a sponsorship deal with the crisp brand worth €100,000.</p> League of Ireland Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/i-hope-to-god-that-bohs-can-sustain-what-theyre-doing-2091649.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/i-hope-to-god-that-bohs-can-sustain-what-theyre-doing-2091649.html <p>It is a league with the feel of a repossessed house now. Just about all that that was grandiose and delusional has been taken. The vain are reinvented as practical people, the supercilious as humble. Is the madness over? Who can tell?</p> League of Ireland Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/gormley-launches-broadside-at-referee-after-ridiculous-call-2091647.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/gormley-launches-broadside-at-referee-after-ridiculous-call-2091647.html <p>Eddie Gormley was left furious in the aftermath of Bray Wanderer's opening night defeat to Dundalk after what he called a "ridiculous" decision by referee Dave McKeon.</p> League of Ireland Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/bakers-unlucky-cameo-gives-oneill-striker-crisis-2091646.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/bakers-unlucky-cameo-gives-oneill-striker-crisis-2091646.html <p>After just one game of the new League of Ireland season, Shamrock Rovers boss Michael O'Neill is already facing a striker shortage.</p> League of Ireland Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/conway-queries-fai-cash-call-2091648.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/conway-queries-fai-cash-call-2091648.html <p>BOHEMIANS general secretary Gerry Conway has questioned the FAI's decision to reduce the prize money for the League of Ireland, despite the acquisition of a new sponsorship deal with Airtricity.</p> League of Ireland Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/raff-and-ref-set-bohs-up-for-opening-night-delight-2090787.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/raff-and-ref-set-bohs-up-for-opening-night-delight-2090787.html <p>THIS game was meandering towards stalemate until decisive interventions by the Raff and the ref.</p> League of Ireland Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/breen-heaps-woe-on-bray-2090791.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/breen-heaps-woe-on-bray-2090791.html <p>The league might have a new name and both sides had plenty of new players on display, but it took just two minutes for a familiar old failing to strike at the Carlisle Grounds last night. </p> League of Ireland Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/friars-equaliser-denies-newlook-cork-a-dream-start-2090788.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/friars-equaliser-denies-newlook-cork-a-dream-start-2090788.html <p>WHILE the majority of football fans in Ireland were keeping a close eye on the Premier Division, two of the country's biggest clubs were facing each other at the Brandywell.</p> League of Ireland Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/williams-punishes-galway-2090789.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/williams-punishes-galway-2090789.html <p>THE 20 red cards his Dundalk side received last season is said to be a European record -- and Sean Connor's Galway United outfit took just 17 minutes to register their first sending off of the season at Richmond Park.</p> League of Ireland Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/kilduff-on-double-for-ucd-2090790.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/kilduff-on-double-for-ucd-2090790.html <p>opening night evidence suggests UCD may enjoy their return to the higher echelons of the domestic game. </p> League of Ireland Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/oman-gives-rivals-sporting-chance-2089580.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/oman-gives-rivals-sporting-chance-2089580.html <p>A long season of short journeys in the League of Ireland Premier Division kicks off this evening with the marquee match fittingly bringing together two teams from Dublin.</p> League of Ireland Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/mcginley-heroics-foil-nuig-2089581.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/mcginley-heroics-foil-nuig-2089581.html <p>Goalkeeper Mark McGinley was the hero with two fine penalty shoot-out saves at the Brandywell to help UCD retain the title.</p> League of Ireland Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/airtricity-league-teams-2087966.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/airtricity-league-teams-2087966.html <p><strong>Bohemians</strong></p> League of Ireland Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/the-men-to-beat-2088076.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/the-men-to-beat-2088076.html <p>Pat Fenlon has added quality to an already star-studded Bohs squad</p> League of Ireland Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cork-existence-in-balance-as-fais-takeover-deadline-looms-2073810.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cork-existence-in-balance-as-fais-takeover-deadline-looms-2073810.html <br/><p>Revenue Commissioners, but their very existence remains in extreme doubt, with the FAI's independent licensing committee set to make a decision on their Premier Division fate.</p> League of Ireland Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:34:24 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/top-ten-commodities-in-league-of-ireland-2073440.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/top-ten-commodities-in-league-of-ireland-2073440.html <p>DESPITE a well-documented period of financial turmoil, the League of Ireland has retained a degree of attractiveness this winter for clubs across the water looking to do some shopping.</p> League of Ireland Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cork-takeover-hits-the-rocks-2071857.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cork-takeover-hits-the-rocks-2071857.html <p>THE prospective takeover of Cork City looks set to fall through after the consortium bidding for the club revealed last night that negotiations had stalled.</p> League of Ireland Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/noon-deadline-for-cork-2070421.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/noon-deadline-for-cork-2070421.html <p>THE LOCAL consortium attempting to purchase Cork City football club yesterday gave current owner Tom Coughlan a deadline of 12 noon today to finalise a deal for the takeover.</p> League of Ireland Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/barrett-in-groove-after-unhappy-triad-2070422.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/barrett-in-groove-after-unhappy-triad-2070422.html <p>IT has taken him three years and not a single karate lesson, but Sporting Fingal's Shane Barrett has finally overcome the 'unhappy triad'. </p> League of Ireland Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/byrne-relishing-bohs-test-2068473.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/byrne-relishing-bohs-test-2068473.html <p>SPORTING Fingal star Conan Byrne has insisted his side are not yet capable of mounting a title challenge after they were handed a trip to defending champions Bohemians for their first game as a League of Ireland Premier Division side, writes Neil Ahern.</p> League of Ireland Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cork-debts-close-to-8364900k-2068474.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/cork-debts-close-to-8364900k-2068474.html <p>THE potential takeover of Cork City remained in the balance yesterday after the local consortium hoping to purchase the club found that it has debts of close to €900,000.</p> League of Ireland Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/gormley-rages-at-ridiculous-fai-decision-to-defer-ruling-on-cork-future-2066275.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/gormley-rages-at-ridiculous-fai-decision-to-defer-ruling-on-cork-future-2066275.html <p>THE FAI was yesterday accused of favouritism after its independent licensing committee deferred a decision on the Premier Division future of Cork City.</p> League of Ireland Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/corks-temporary-reprieve-causes-topflight-disarray-2064729.html http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/corks-temporary-reprieve-causes-topflight-disarray-2064729.html <p>THE line-up of the League of Ireland's Premier Division will not be known until just 12 days before the season kicks off after Cork City were last night granted a licencing stay of execution.</p> League of Ireland Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000