Irish Football & League of Ireland News & Opinion
Making the transition from the League of Ireland to a higher level in England can be a difficult process, but Chiedozie Ogbene is settling well into life at Brentford.
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New Preston North End manager Alex Neil is looking forward to working with new signings Sean Maguire and Kevin O’Connor, who are set to join the club from Cork City. The signing of Maguire and O’Connor occurred prior to Neil’s …
Read More Sean Maguire will join Preston North End at the end of July after the English Championship club agreed “an appropriate but undisclosed compensation package” with Cork City. The 23-year-old will join Preston on a three-year deal and follows former Dundalk …
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Martin O’Neill has added West Ham defender Declan Rice to the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of games against Mexico, Uruguay and Austria. The 18-year-old, who made his debut for the Hammers in the final game of the season against Burnley …
Read More CORK CITY manager John Caulfield has conceded that he will not be able to stand in the way of Sean Maguire should an English club make an exceptional offer for the striker. Maguire scored 28 goals in 36 appearances in all …
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St Patrick’s Athletic will continue their defence of the EA Sports Cup against Cork City after being drawn against the Leesiders in the quarter-final of the competition. The Saints are the reigning champions, having successfully defended the trophy in 2016, …
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Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has launched an astonishing attack on Cork City and what he perceives to be a growing culture of “manufacturing penalties” in Ireland. Kenny believes that “a huge disparity” exists between his side and their fierce rivals …
Read More Cork City have started the 2017 season in style, winning all eight of their Premier Division fixtures and they currently sit eight points clear of their bitter rivals and reigning champions Dundalk. John Caulfield’s side have scored 21 goals so …
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The opening weeks of the 2017 League of Ireland season have conjured up some brilliant attacking displays and with that, plenty of goals. With so many crackers, it must have been difficult for the Soccer Republic team to whittle the …
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