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Irish Independent
3 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Watch: League of Ireland Preview – Huge clashes at Tallaght and Dalymount
Aidan Fitzmaurice and Seán O'Connor look ahead to a big Friday night of League of Ireland Premier Division action, with Shamrock Rovers v Galway and Bohemians v Derry City the pick of the bunch in the final round before the mid-season break.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Derry hit late equaliser to draw in Drogheda
Dominic Thomas (right) snatched a precious point for Derry with his late deflected effort [Getty Images] Derry City grab a late equaliser to remain in second position in the League of Ireland Premier Division as they drew 1-1 with Drogheda at a sunny Sullivan and Lambe Park. The home side broke the deadlock in the 41st minute through Elicha Ahui's header. Advertisement Tiernan Lynch's side levelled the game on the 90th minute when substitute Dominic Thomas' strike from range took a deflection and found the back of the net. Derry are now unbeaten in their last four games and are two points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers. Drogheda take lead in slow first half It was the away side who had the first chance of the game six minutes in when Liam Boyce turned and found space before sending a looping effort just over the crossbar. A poor attempted clearance from Hayden Cann then gifted Drogheda a good goalscoring opportunity, but Douglas James-Taylor couldn't take advantage of the mistake. Advertisement Just after the 30-minute mark. Warren Davis' shot from range was wide of the left-hand post as chances remained at a premium. The Drogs opened the scoring when Owen Lambe's corner was met by a powerful Ahui header which sailed past Brian Maher. Drogheda looked set to take all three points before Derry's late equaliser [Getty Images] Shortly after the restart, half-time substitute Danny Mullen fired well off target as Derry continued to struggle to test home keeper Luke Dennison. Ahui nearly turned provider when the goalscorer did well to keep the ball in play on the right wing and found the onrushing Thomas Oluwa, but his shot was wide. Brian Maher was then forced to palm Oluwa's chance over the crossbar after he had nodded Conor Kane's cross towards goal. Advertisement In the final 15 minutes, Derry started to up the tempo with substitute Pat Hoban's first-time effort gathered by Dennison. The Candystripes persistence paid off and they equalised in the 90th minute when Thomas' deflected strike from range found the bottom right-hand corner.
Irish Independent
16-05-2025
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- Irish Independent
League of Ireland: All tonight's action as it happens
Just now The Union of European Clubs has signed up 125 clubs in 25 European leagues, including Ireland, with a proposal to allocate more UEFA funding to support clubs who bring through players from their academies. Several Irish sides could benefit: Irish clubs would gain six-figure fees from UEC plan on player development First Division side UCD would be in line for a boon of over €400,000 in solidarity payments from UEFA Champions League prize money if a proposal by lobby group Union of European Clubs is taken on board by UEFA. 4 minutes ago Some pre-match watching for you all – Aidan Fitzmaurice and Sean O'Connor preview tonight's round of League of Ireland action: 7 minutes ago Good evening and welcome to another live blog covering Matchday 16 of the League of Ireland Premier Division. My name is Ultán Corcoran, and I will be keeping you up to speed with all the action it unfolds around the grounds. We have five games kicking off at 7.45pm tonight as Bohemians host reigning champions Shelbourne with televised coverage on Virgin Media Two. We will also have updates from Drogheda United vs Derry City, Galway United vs Sligo Rovers, Athletic vs Cork City and Waterford vs Shamrock Rovers
The 42
15-05-2025
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- The 42
RTÉ announce new two-year TV deal for FAI Cup
RTÉ HAVE SECURED the rights to show the FAI Cup for the next two seasons. After losing access to the League of Ireland Premier Division to Virgin Media until 2029, the State broadcaster have responded with a bumper offering for the cup. Advertisement For the first time, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player will show six games in this season's competition before following up with seven fixtures in the 2026 edition. Coverage will begin in the third round round followed by two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, 9 November. The 2026 competition will then see RTÉ broadcast from the second round all of the way to the final. This new deal begins on the week ending 17 August for that third-round tie.
The 42
14-05-2025
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- The 42
Virgin Media announce three more LOI games for live broadcast
VIRGIN MEDIA HAVE announced the latest three games scheduled as part of their live coverage of the League of Ireland Premier Division. The broadcaster had already confirmed live coverage of the Dublin derby meeting of Bohemians and Shelbourne this Friday, and Shelbourne's home clash with Drogheda United next Monday. Virgin will now also provide live coverage of St Patrick's Athletic against Waterford on Friday 23 May, Bohemians' meeting with Derry City on Friday 30 May, and Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers, which takes place after the summer break on Friday 13 June. Virgin Media live League of Ireland games: Bohemians vs Shelbourne – Friday 16 May Shelbourne vs Drogheda United – Monday 19 May St. Patrick's Athletic vs Waterford – Friday 23 May Bohemians vs Derry City – Friday 30 May Shelbourne vs Shamrock Rovers – Friday 13 June Advertisement
