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Irish Independent
12 hours ago
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- Irish Independent
League of Ireland: St Pat's v Shelbourne; Drogheda v Shamrock Rovers
Live | Today at 14:15 It's a bonus evening of action in the League of Ireland as the four sides that qualified for Europe face off in two Premier Division games. Follow all the action as it unfolds in our liveblog. 4 minutes ago A bit of breaking news this afternoon – Drogheda United's expulsion from European football has been confirmed after their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was rejected. Last season's FAI Cup winners will sadly not compete in the qualifying rounds: Drogheda United's expulsion from European football confirmed as Cas reject appeal Drogheda United's expulsion from European football has been confirmed after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) was rejected today, with a statement from the club outlining 'heartbreak and disbelief' at the decision. 6 minutes ago Dan McDonnell is in County Louth this evening as Drogs host the Hoops: You're very welcome to Sullivan & Lambe Park, where the build-up to this game has been completely dominated by a disastrous day for Drogheda United and confirmation that this week's European draws will take place without them. It's particularly painful that Shamrock Rovers are in town as it's quite likely the Hoops will skip a round and take their berth into the second stage of the Conference League. Both teams have rotated for this game with Drogheda's recent U-21 call-up Warren Davis dropping to the bench. Stephen Bradley has opted to leave Daniel Cleary, Jack Byrne, Danny Mandroiu, Aaron McEneff and Danny Grant on the bench after they contributed to Friday's 2-1 win over Shelbourne. Dylan Watts, Graham Burke, Darragh Nugent, Trevor Clarke and Cory O'Sullivan come in. Decent options. 12 minutes ago Matchday 19 threw up it's fair share of talking points last Friday as Dan McDonnell and Aidan Fitzmaurice sifted through each of the five Premier Division results: League of Ireland takeaways: Five talking points as Shamrock Rovers seal Derby delight Here are the main talking points following last night's League of Ireland action. 15 minutes ago Good evening and welcome to another live blog covering Matchday 18 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 only have two games to bring you this evening as the Irish clubs contending in Europe aim to free up space in their busy schedule. Drogheda United are hosting Shamrock Rovers, while Athletic take on Shelbourne in the Dublin derby. Both games kick-off at 7.45pm and can only be viewed with a LOITV subscription. League of Ireland on Twitter / X Ready for a huge night in the top flight 😍 League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) June 16, 2025
RTÉ News
21-04-2025
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- RTÉ News
Drogheda United stay top of the Premier Division after scoreless draw against St Pat's Athletic
Drogheda United remain top of the League of Ireland Premier Division after a scoreless draw with St Patrick's Athletic – a third consecutive no-goal stalemate between the teams at the Co Louth venue. Results elsewhere over the long weekend dictate that despite only taking two points from two games, United stay at the summit. The longer this surprise stint at the top goes on, all the better for those of a claret and blue persuasion. A crowd of 2,546 crammed into Sullivan & Lambe Park on a glorious Easter Monday early evening. That is more than attended the FAI Cup semi-final against Wexford last year. It is the biggest crowd to watch a match at the old venue in many a year. Among them was Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson. Making his debut at the Windmill Road venue, he watched the home side dominated the early stages against a Pat's side with his predecessor Stephen Kenny prowling the technical area. Drogheda caused the Saints a whole host of problems in the opening stages, with front two Thomas Oluwa and Warren Davis their chief tormentors. There were only three changes between the two sides from the Good Friday fixtures and they were all in the Pat's defence. Ryan McLaughlin, Tom Grivosti and Al-Amin Kazeem replaced Axel Sjoberg, Sean Hoare and Anto Breslin. Kevin Doherty stuck with the same starting XI that began against Shelbourne, and for the fourth straight match too. Having ceded control to Shels and set up with a low block, this was a much more ambitious display from United. They took the game to their opponents, with Pat's failing to match them for intensity or physicality. Owen Lambe shot over the bar and Shane Farrell tested Joseph Anang with an attempt that almost embarrassed the goalkeeper. The home side constantly went looking for Oluwa wide on their left and McLaughlin struggled throughout the first half. Kenny's side had their chances too, however. The best arrived when Joe Redmond sent a header over the bar when totally unmarked in the United penalty area. Opportunities were few and far between in the second half. Warren Davis had scored in four successive games but with no sight of goal, he at least posed a problem for the Pat's defence. Both Grivosti and Kazeem were booked for fouling the in-form 20-year-old. Substitute Barry Baggley at least tested Luke Dennison late in the game. His well hit shot was turned behind by the Drogs stopper. In the end, Kevin O'Sullivan's whistle went without a goal yet again between these sides at this ground. Drogheda fans hoped to hear the referee's whistle earlier. Davis looked to have a claim for a penalty when touched by Grivosti in the area. The official was unmoved. Drogheda United: Luke Dennison; Andrew Quinn, Conor Keeley, James Bolger; Owen Lambe (Elicha Ahui, 87), Ryan Brennan (Luke Heeney, 64), Shane Farrell, Conor Kane; Darragh Markey; Warren Davis, Thomas Oluwa. St Patrick's Athletic: Joseph Anang; Ryan McLaughlin, Joe Redmond, Tom Grivosti, Al-Amin Kazeem (Jake Mulraney, 70); Chris Forrester (Barry Baggley, 70), Jamie Lennon, Brandon Kavanagh (Kian Leavy, 63); Zack Elbouzedi (Conor Carty, 80), Mason Melia, Jason McClelland.
