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….

TNS vs Linfield
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Shamrock Rovers’ visitors TNS: Welsh Champions On A Mission

The big names of Welsh football are best known for plying their trade in the English Premier League, One club trying to buck that trend is The New Saints or just TNS for short. The club have been crowned champions three years in a row and have now smashed through another glass ceiling

Larne Vs Shamrock Rovers conference league
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Champions Clash: Larne vs Shamrock Rovers

It isn’t often two champions from the same island clash in European competition, but that’s what happened tonight in the Conference League. The competition was designed to help smaller clubs pit the best against the best from either side of the border. Reigning League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers took a break from their gripping…

Larne Fans
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New Boys on the Block: A Look at Larne

Matchday two of the UEFA Conference League brings us the most unlikely of fixtures this Thursday: an Irish derby in Europe. Larne vs. Shamrock Rovers. League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers are seasoned European competitors by Irish standards, but what about their opponents from the north? An unknown who’ve taken part in less than 20…

Brother Walfrid: The Irish Monk Who Founded Glasgow Celtic
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Brother Walfrid: The Irish Monk Who Founded Glasgow Celtic

Have you ever wondered why there are sectarian banners regarding the Republic of Ireland in the crowd or why the tricolour flag is flown at Celtic Park during every Celtic game you watch on TV or attend? Since 1888, there has been a strong connection between the Emerald Isle and the Scottish club, both on…

Damian Duff Shelbourne Manager
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League of Ireland Matchday 3 Round-Up

Despite multiple postponements, the League of Ireland still treated us to another fantastic night of Friday football. Here is how it all went down on Matchday 3. From shock defeats to surprise wins, it’s a joy to have the best league in the world back, and the best thing about it all is we’re only…