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Sponsorship blow for league
According to numerous tabloid reports this morning, speculation is rife that eircom are about to end their eight-year sponsorship of the League of Ireland.
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Town add to County’s woes
Athlone Town 3-0 Kildare County
Bottom club Kildare County will be really starting to feel the heat after this comfortable win for Athlone Town in the eircom First Division clash at Lissywoollen on Saturday evening.
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Fixture changes
There have been a couple of changes made to the eircom League of Ireland fixture list over the coming weeks as some matches had to be rescheduled.
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Athlone win Midlands derby
Athlone Town 1-0 Longford Town
Athlone Town will have the bragging rights in the Midlands for a while after substitute Noel McGee came off the bench to score the only goal of the game against Longford Town at Lissywoollen on Friday evening.
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PREVIEW
Athlone Town v. Longford Town
Its ninth plays sixth in the eircom First Division as midlands rivals Athlone Town and Longford Town do battle at Lissywoollen on Friday night.
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Stalemate at Lissywoollen
Athlone Town 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
On a damp Wednesday evening, eircom First Division side Athlone Town managed a credible draw against League One side Brighton & Hove Albion at Lissywoollen.
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Adams expects Athlone test
With less than two weeks of pre-season training under his side’s belt, Brighton manager Micky Adams expects a tough assignment from Athlone Town on Wednesday evening.
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Hoops host Cork in Cup cracker
Traditional FAI Cup kingpins Shamrock Rovers will host holders Cork City in the fourth round of this year’s competition after Monday night’s draw at FAI headquarters.
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Brighton boss looking forward to Irish trip
Brighton manager Micky Adams is looking forward to this week’s training camp and pre-season friendly in Ireland – despite the memories of one of his previous summer trips to these shores.
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Dundalk 1-0 Athlone Town
Trevor Vaughan converted a late, late penalty to spur Dundalk to victory over Athlone Town at Oriel Park on Thursday evening.
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Dundalk v Athlone Town
After back-to-back defeats, Dundalk will attempt to get their First Division promotion challenge back on track when they take on Athlone Town at Oriel Park on Thursday evening.
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Date set for FAI Ford Cup draw
The draw for the fourth round of the FAI Ford Cup will take place on Monday next, July 7th, at FAI Headquarters in Abbotstown.
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Limerick 37 0-0 Athlone Town
It was stalemate at Jackman Park in Limerick on Friday night as bottom of the table Athlone Town came away from their trip to Shannonside with a point.
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Tullamore chief eyes midlands dominance
Tullamore Town manager Keith Colsh feels the club has the capacity to become the eircom League of Ireland’s main midlands representative in the coming years.
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Limerick 37 v Athlone Town
Bottom of the table Athlone Town will be without suspended defenders Nigel Keady and Ian Rossiter for Friday night’s trip to Jackman Park to face Limerick 37.
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