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BLOG
Would another change of format benefit the League of Ireland?
Bohemians midfielder Paul Keegan reckons that an increase in the number of teams in the Premier Division would bring more fans through the turnstiles. Is he right?
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Bohs star keen on expanded Premier
Bohemians midfielder Paul Keegan believes the top division of the League of Ireland should be expanded from its current number - and that an expansion could be a forerunner for an All-Ireland League.
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Cork fail to submit club license documents
Cork City’s bid to retain its place in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland received a blow when it failed to submit documents by Wednesday’s 5pm deadline.
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FOCUS
New-look Limerick take next step with online lotto
Limerick FC was once a case study in League of Ireland mismanagement but the new powers-that-be have hauled the club into the brave new world, with a major online lotto initiative to be launched next month. Club media officer Joe Sweeney spoke to eleven-a-side.com.
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Drogheda announce five more friendlies
In addition to the high-profile friendly against Celtic next week, Drogheda United have outlined plans for five pre-season warm-up games against League of Ireland opposition in the coming weeks.
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Burns blasts Dundalk over contract offer
Former Dundalk defender Liam Burns has revealed that he turned down a contract at Oriel Park for 2010 - because it was effectively part-time wages for a full-time deal.
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PFAI training camp kicks off
More than two dozen players, including several League of Ireland winners, are taking part in the Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland’s specially-arranged training camp at the AUL Complex in Dublin.
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Buckley lifts Personality of the Year award
Sporting Fingal manager Liam Buckley has lifted the Aviva/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Personality of the Year award.
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Saints announce double signing
St Patrick’s Athletic have announced the signings of defender Shane Guthrie and striker Paul Byrne for the 2010 League of Ireland season.
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INTERVIEW
Angry Delaney bids adieu to Irish football
After more than a decade in the top flight of the League of Ireland, Clive Delaney emigrates to Australia this weekend. And the big defender leaves with bitter feelings towards the game here, and its bungling administrators. He spoke to eleven-a-side.com.
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Blues switch to Friday nights
Waterford United have announced the decision to switch their home games to Friday nights for the 2010 League of Ireland campaign, in a bid to boost attendances at the RSC.
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Ipswich-bound Murphy nominated for Goalkeeper award
New Ipswich Town netminder Brian Murphy has been nominated for the Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year award, an accolade he has collected for the past two seasons.
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Fenlon included on SWAI shortlist
Bohemians manager Pat Fenlon is in contention to be named Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Personality of the Year for the third time in six years.
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Dundalk website retains soccer writers’ award
The official website of Dundalk FC, www.dundalkfc.com, has again been named Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Website of the Year.
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Cork press officer wins SWAI award
Éanna Buckley, the Director of Media & Operations at troubled League of Ireland side Cork City, has been named Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Press Officer of the Year.
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