Arsenal are leading the chase to sign Shamrock Rovers teenager Victor Ozhianvuna (16) with the Hoops expecting the exciting midfielder to be another seven figure export from the League of Ireland.

Shamrock Rovers co-owner Dermot Desmond has written an explosive open letter to Hoops members claiming that fan-elected non-executive directors of the Tallaght club have been “persistently” seeking to...

Packie Bonner wasn’t happy. In a corridor outside a meeting room in the Buswells Hotel, the Italia ‘90 hero summoned this reporter for a conversation.

The turning point of this Sunday night in Ballsbridge might form the basis of the questions that will be debated ahead of the games that really matter later this year.

The turning point of this Sunday night in Ballsbridge might form the basis of the questions that will be debated ahead of the games that really matter later this year.

League of Ireland Premier Division clubs have told the FAI they will not be allowing their players to participate in what they describe as a ‘poorly conceived’ centralised coaching scheme which the Ab...

It’s 7.15pm on a cold Tuesday night in Huddersfield when a home fan makes his way down the steps to try and get James McClean’s attention.

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It’s strange that a week which sees Damien Duff and Stephen Bradley come face to face on the sideline has resulted in radio silence.

Patrick Hickey is shivering as he patiently fulfils every request for a picture on a bitterly cold Galway evening, with local kids happily circling around the six-foot-six native of Chicago who has be...

The second Friday night of the season generated plenty of talking points around the country in both divisions.

The one line summation in the highlights packages sent around the continent will centre around Shamrock Rovers suffering penalty heartbreak in their attempt to reach the last 16 of a European competit...

This was an afternoon where the attendance figure was both a statement and a fact.

Under several headings, a record-breaking League of Ireland year is expected.

THIS was the story of a history making club and a record-breaking player. Michael Noonan’s life will never be the same again.

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If a member of the public decided to divert off the A6 and take a spin into Derry GAA’s 48-acre Owenbeg centre of excellence last Monday, their initial impression would have been that it was business ...

On a spring evening in London, a big step for a Wicklow teenager named Mason Melia will likely be remembered as a giant leap for Irish football.

It’s 10.45am on a cool Wednesday morning when Robbie Keane emerges to survey the main pitch at the Nepligeti sports complex, an impressive facility south-east of Budapest city centre.

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Shamrock Rovers have moved to fill the void left by key winter departures by completing a deal to sign former Celtic full-back Adam Matthews.

The problem for the FAI hierarchy in any dispute with Colin Healy is the fact that they are in dispute with Colin Healy.

?Over a decade has passed since the infamous RTÉ radio interview where then FAI CEO John Delaney described the League of Ireland as “a difficult child”.

There’s a photo Andrew Doyle keeps on his phone which functions as a reminder of the scale of one of 2024’s great Irish sport stories.

How did Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez, a World Cup winner worth €120m, end up on the Clontarf Road hailing a taxi to the airport after spending a day in Greystones preparing for last summer’s Copa America?

Stephen Bradley is a big believer in the importance of calm on matchdays, the Shamrock Rovers boss speaking this year about his philosophy that less is more in terms of interaction with players as kic...

Stephen Bradley has asserted that behind-the-scenes tensions at Shamrock Rovers need to be resolved ‘quickly’ if the club is to progress and suggested that unnamed people who are not aligned to a shar...

The short-lived prospect of the company behind Premier League side Bournemouth investing in Shamrock Rovers evaporated this summer because UEFA multi-club rules prevented them from owning more than 30...

Shamrock Rovers are set to make another bid to sign Darragh Burns on a permanent basis after an initial offer to MK Dons was rejected.

FAI President Paul Cooke told general assembly delegates that they had ‘changed the face' of football in Ireland by voting through a switch to calendar year football for all levels of the game.

Our soccer writers bring you the latest transfers of the League of Ireland off-season.

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For Leon Pohls, it was the happiest of long goodbyes.

In Stephen Bradley’s first competitive match as a 40-year-old, a coming-of-age performance from his Shamrock Rovers side.