Tag: league of ireland

The social welfare stars of the League of Ireland

On March 4, one of the maddest leagues in the world gets under way again. The Irish domestic season finished with the FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin where 25,000…

The sliding history of the League of Ireland

The average attendance at League of Ireland matches in 2014 was just 1,559. In the same year, 120,000 Irish fans travelled to attend Premier League games, accounting for 15 per cent of overseas…

A Tale of One City: Dublin

This feature is part of A Tale of One City Dublin is a city with an astonishing history. Walking through it, you find yourself regularly captivated by a building or statue that reminds…

Remembering Geoff Hurst and his unlikely spell at Cork Celtic

Ten long years after Kenneth Wolstenholme’s oft-quoted words became forever etched in football’s annals, signalling the end of West Germany’s World Cup dream at a jam-packed Wembley Stadium on July 30, 1966, the…