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EA Sports draw made
A record number of 29 teams will take part in this season’s EA Sports Cup after the draw was made for the first three rounds.
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O’Connor hails Keogh’s Mervue impact
Mervue United assistant manager Brendan O’Connor believes veteran performer Ollie Keogh will be a key player in the club’s second season in the League of Ireland this year.
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ROUND-UP
Pre-season friendly round-up
There were wins for St Patrick’s Athletic, Waterford United and Mervue United as the League of Ireland pre-season preparations continued on Wednesday evening.
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Mervue make French appointment
League of Ireland First Division club Mervue United have appointed Tom French as new first-team manager.
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Mervue call on help for golden jubilee book
Mervue United are seeking relevant material as they put together a special 50th anniversary book on the history of the club.
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Herrick steps down from Mervue role
Mervue United have announced that Mark Herrick has stepped down as assistant manager at the Galway club.
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ROUND-UP
Sporting move into second place
Sporting Fingal moved into second place in the League of Ireland First Division table with victory over Limerick FC on Tuesday night while Waterford United kept their slender promotion hopes alive.
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PREVIEW
Sporting, Shels aim to get back on track
The top three sides in the League of Ireland First Division are all in action on Friday night, with Shelbourne and Sporting Fingal aiming to get their promotion bids back on track against Mervue United and Finn Harps respectively.
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Maher returns for Sporting
Experienced central defender Shaun Maher is expected to return from a four-month injury lay-off when Sporting Fingal take on struggling Mervue United at the Morton Stadium on Friday night (7.45pm).
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Blues go into the west
Waterford United travel to Galway on Saturday to take on league new boys Mervue United at Terryland Park at the rearranged time of 7.00pm.
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ROUND-UP
First Division round-up
Sporting Fingal made it four wins on the trot at the expense of Monaghan United while there were also victories for Limerick FC, Mervue United, Waterford United and Longford Town on Easter weekend.
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Good Friday League of Ireland info
The eleven-a-side.com head-to-head information for Good Friday’s eight League of Ireland encounters is now online.
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Tolka thriller the highlight of First Division programme
At least one of the two remaining 100 per cent records in the entire League of Ireland will come to an end when Shelbourne and UCD meet in the First Division this evening, while there are three other games in the second tier on Good Friday.
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Shels leave it late in Galway
Mervue United 0-1 Shelbourne
Shelbourne had to wait until two minutes from time to take a decisive lead against Mervue United and maintain their perfect start to the League of Ireland season.
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ROUND-UP
Harps, Salthill advance to Cup first round
The preliminary round of the 2009 EA Sports Cup took place on Monday night, with Finn Harps overcoming intermediate side Kildrum Tigers and Salthill Devon bringing Galway rivals Mervue United back to earth with a bump.
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