Sporting Fingal
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Sporting Fingal FC: The League of Ireland’s Shortest Success Story

Sporting Fingal was a club that only had 965 days of activity but left their mark in outstanding fashion. The club were formed, won an FAI Cup as a First Division side, got promoted to the Premier Division, mounted a title charge, and made their European debut all in the space of their three-season existence….

St. Kevin’s Football Club: Ireland’s Schoolboy Elite
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St. Kevin’s Football Club: Ireland’s Schoolboy Elite

St. Kevin’s Football Club have established a remarkable reputation for its commitment to the growth of young players, making it a legendary organisation in the player development space in the Republic of Ireland. In 1959, Fr. Desmond Williams, who would become Bishop Desmond Williams, started St. Kevin’s Football Club. The Dublin club uses facilities at…

Athlone Town: When Match Fixers Bought A Football Club
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Athlone Town: When Match Fixers Bought A Football Club

When you think of a mid-table, second-division League of Ireland club, the last thing that should spring to mind is match-fixing. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Athlone Town. In late 2016, the League of Ireland’s oldest club was subject to an investment from a Portuguese firm called PRÉ SEASON, owned by Lisbon-based businessman…