Drogheda’s winning formula and Shelbourne’s cool striker - what we learned from Friday’s League of Ireland action
Chris Forrester, Graham Burke and Jack Byrne all show enduring class; Cork struggle without key players
League of Ireland
Shelbourne boss Damien Duff: ‘As long as I’m wanted here, I’m staying here’
Tolka Park favourite adamant that further success at club will not mean a return to English Premier League
Drogheda defying the odds as attendances continue to soar – what we learned from Friday’s League of Ireland action
75th birthday wishes for Damien Duff’s mother; complaints about LOITV; Bohs finally find lift off at Dalymount
St Pat’s and Shelbourne play out entertaining stalemate
Pat’s had more chances overall, but Shels almost snatched the win at the death
Galway United show how the lost ‘art of defending’ can still hit the heights
After defeat of Bohs with just 27% possession, Tribesmen’s defensive wall will be tested by Shamrock Rovers
St Pat’s show title ambitions, Duff shows what it means – what we learned from Friday’s League of Ireland matches
Pressure mounts on Alan Reynolds at Bohemians, while refereeing decisions again dominate headlines
Shamrock Rovers and Derry City both have men sent off in scoreless draw
St Pat’s go top after coming from behind to beat Waterford with late goals
As the FAI and League of Ireland clubs squabble, our talented young players are moulded into professionals abroad
High potential teenage footballers such as Finn Sherlock and Jaden Umeh are leaving Ireland to carve out careers in environments that offer education
FAI’s Marc Canham praises work of Duff and Bradley and calls for Irish football to ‘work together’
Association ‘can’t do it on its own, clubs can’t do it on their own, we have to work together. That is critical’
Chris Forrester on song for St Pat’s in win over Bohs
Stephen Kenny’s side climb to second with 3-0 win at Richmond Park
Drogheda and Waterford showing way to end Dublin dominance of League of Ireland
League leaders aim to continue their fine start to the season by beating Shamrock Rovers on Friday
‘In the media, it feels like it’s a fight’: Heimir Hallgrímsson addresses disconnect between national team and League of Ireland
Republic of Ireland manager keen to smooth relations between LOI and FAI as national squad face relegation playoff with Bulgaria
Kevin Kilbane: FAI must aim at League of Ireland players being picked for the Republic’s squad
Manager Heimir Hallgrímsson’s contentious view on players moving abroad to further international chances may have sparked a healthy conversation
Danny Grant shoots Shamrock Rovers to first win of the season
Former Bohs recruit bags first goal for Rovers at Tallaght Stadium
League of Ireland managers come to the fore in banging financial drum for domestic game
Stephen Bradley insists now is the time for the necessary Government investment in the domestic game
Shamrock Rovers label Liam Burt’s version of post-injury treatment ‘false and inaccurate’
Winger claimed in a since deleted social media post that he was forced to organise his own surgery and rehab
Dublin derby packs a punch as Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers draw at Tolka Park
Early goal from Harry Wood set the tempo in Drumcondra
Mipo Odubeko’s striking return to Shelbourne is a sign of home comforts
‘I felt the love from him even before I walked in the door,’ says striker of manager Damien Duff
Galway United edge St Patrick’s Athletic in thrilling encounter
Wild night in the west marked by quality, physicality, passion and controversy
Stephen Bradley knew what he was doing with his outburst against Heimir Hallgrímsson
Shamrock Rovers’ manager says there’s too much arrogance in the Football Association of Ireland
Damien Duff disappoints viewers looking for an old serial killer
TV View: Questions about the Bohemians man of the match, and perhaps Manchester United should have played a chicken wing in midfield?
Record crowd a sign that many Irish fans now care more about the League of Ireland than the national team
Shamrock Rovers manager’s criticism of Heimir Hallgrímsson may have missed the point but his outburst will do the domestic game no harm
Shamrock Rovers’ Stephen Bradley rebukes ‘out of touch’ Heimir Hallgrímsson
Ireland manager’s suggestion players must move abroad to gain senior cap ‘incredibly disrespectful’, says Bradley
Ross Tierney on target as Bohemians beat Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva
League of Ireland attendance record broken with 33,208 spectators turning out for Dublin derby
Bohemians 1 Shamrock Rovers 0 FT as it happened: Tierney goal gives Bohs victory
Shamrock Rovers are beaten at the Aviva Stadium in front of over 33,000 fans
Stephen Bradley: ‘After I got stabbed, I messed around for a year. I was angry’
Shamrock Rovers manager talks about underachieving in his playing career, fixing broken people, and his 10-year-old son Josh’s battle with leukemia
Shelbourne beat Derry City as Tolka Park goes dark on opening night
Boyd scores twice for the champions in first game of new LOI season as there is power outage at Dublin venue
Who is Michael Noonan, Shamrock Rovers’s 16-year-old European goalscorer?
The striker scored the winning goal against Molde on Thursday night and was back in school on Friday morning
Damien Duff, a TV deal and 30,000 at the Aviva: The rise of the League of Ireland continues
The Dublin clubs and Derry versus the rest is how the oldest manager on deck sees the evolution being televised
The gaffers: Can Damien Duff remain top dog as new League of Ireland season begins?
Gavin Cummiskey profiles the 10 Premier Division managers for the coming season
Irish teams have been plagued by Molde but Shamrock Rovers need not fear
Stephen Bradley’s side can fancy their chances in the Uefa Conference League against a Norwegian club whose former stars include Erling Haaland and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Kevin Kilbane: Mason Melia’s historic move should spur Government to support the League of Ireland
The St Pat’s teenager will find the Premier League ruthless but he has earned a chance to make an impact
Odubeko scores on debut to aid Shelbourne to President’s Cup win over Drogheda
Damien Duff’s new recruit Mipo Odubeko opened the scoring at Tolka Park
Mason Melia’s Spurs move could change Irish transfers forever but there is still a long road ahead
For the gifted St Pat’s teenager on his way to the Premier League, everything has changed and nothing has changed
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