Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

O'Donnell and Clancy will hope their sides can challenge the two pre-season favourites over the course of 2023

O'Donnell and Clancy poised at head of LOI chasing pack

Dundalk head coach Stephen O'Donnell and St Patrick's Athletic manager Tim Clancy speak to RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo at the launch of the 2023 League of Ireland season at Dublin's City Hall.

Soccer • 16 Feb 23

Brian Gartland won five league titles with Dundalk from 2014 to 2019 as well as featuring in their European group stage campaigns

Dundalk appoint Gartland as head of football operations

Dundalk have appointed former club captain Brian Gartland as their head of football operations.

Soccer • 19 Jan 23

Joe Martin holding a photo of the Dundalk 1952 FAI Cup winning side

Dundalk goalscoring great Joe Martin dies aged 91

Former Dundalk striker and 1952 FAI Cup winner Joe Martin has passed away aged 91.

Soccer • 17 Jan 23

Dundalk sign Gibraltar international Annesley

Dundalk have moved to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season with the signing of Gibraltar international Louie Annesley from Blackburn Rovers.

Soccer • 10 Jan 23

Drogheda United and Dundalk clash on St Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day LOI fixtures will include derby games

Derby fixtures will dominate the League of Ireland Premier Division programme on St Patrick's Day this year as more details are revealed on the new season.

Soccer • 15 Dec 22

Limited visibility and freezing fog led to the postponement of the fixture

Dundalk abandoned, UK racing falls foul of cold snap

This afternoon's card at Dundalk was abandoned after just one race due to heavy fog at the Louth track.

Racing • 12 Dec 22

Brian Gartland spent 10 years with the Lilywhites

Dundalk legend Gartland retires from football

Dundalk defender Brian Gartland has announced his retirement from professional football having won five league titles with the Lilywhites.

Soccer • 03 Dec 22

Keith Ward of Dundalk celebrates the only goal of the game

Ward stunner sees Dundalk finish season on a high

Derry City's poor recent form continued, as Dundalk secured their second win of the season, at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Soccer • 06 Nov 22

Dundalk beat Bohs to seal qualification for Europe

Dundalk survived a nervy finish at Casey's Field to hold out for a result which secured their return to European football next season.

Soccer • 28 Oct 22

Derry City's Joe Thomson has a shot on goal saved by Sligo Rovers goalkeeper Richard Brush

Shamrock Rovers retain title as Derry held at Sligo

Shamrock Rovers have sealed the SSE Airtricity League title after Derry City could only manage a goalless draw away to Sligo Rovers.

Soccer • 24 Oct 22

Ryan O'Kane of Dundalk celebrates after scoring his side's second goal

Ward earns Dundalk a point in thriller against Sligo

Keith Ward's 92nd minute goal rescued a 3-3 draw for Dundalk against Sligo Rovers at Casey's Field but the home side may well feel this was a missed opportunity to open up a proper gap in the race for third place and the final guaranteed spot in Europe next season.

Soccer • 21 Oct 22

Ryan O'Kane of Dundalk is surrounded by Barry McNamee, Harry Nicolson and Rob Slevin

Macari strike crucial as Dundalk hang on at Harps

A most poignant minute's silence in memory of those who lost their lives at Creeslough preceded what ended up being a narrow Dundalk victory over Finn Harps.

Soccer • 14 Oct 22

Adam O'Reilly of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring the winner

Injury-time strike sees Saints sink Dundalk

Adam O'Reilly's goal in the third minute of stoppage time earned St Patrick's Athletic a huge three points in the race for Europe against Dundalk at Casey's Field.

Soccer • 07 Oct 22

Dundalk's Runar Hauge celebrates scoring the opening goal of the game

Dundalk defeat Drogheda in Louth derby

A Runar Hauge penalty and a Dane Massey own goal proved decisive as Dundalk bounced back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over neighbours Drogheda United in the Louth derby at Casey's Field.

Soccer • 30 Sep 22

UCD travel to Limerick for their quarter-final

FAI Cup QFs preview: UCD and Dundalk face awkward trips

Sunday's pair of games probably turn more heads but the FAI Cup quarter-finals get underway tonight, with simultaneous games on Shannonside and in Waterford

Soccer • 16 Sep 22

League of Ireland recap: Derry beat Bohs to close gap

Derry City edged past Bohemians to move to within a point of league leaders Shamrock Rovers.

Soccer • 09 Sep 22

Tommy Lonergan turns away after his 87th minute winner

Lonergan with a brace as UCD stun Dundalk at the Bowl

Teenager Tommy Lonergan scored a sublime brace as UCD twice came from behind to beat Dundalk 3-2 and so lift themselves off the foot of the Premier Division table in this thriller at the Bowl.

Soccer • 09 Sep 22

An Andy Boyle own goal had helped Sligo to win the fixture, but Dundalk will get the points

Points awarded to Dundalk over ineligible Sligo player

Dundalk have been awarded the points from their meeting with Sligo Rovers last month after the FAI concluded that the Bit o' Red fielded an illegible player in the fixture.

Soccer • 07 Sep 22

Shelbourne's Conor Kane is stretchered off the pitch

Shels' Kane suffers nasty injury in draw with Dundalk

There was no separating Dundalk and Shelbourne in what proved a fiery stalemate at Casey's Field.

Soccer • 02 Sep 22

Andy Lyons, bound for Blackpool, scoring against Bohs in April's encounter

LOI preview: Bohs begin new era against bitterest foes

Bohemians, under interim management, host their bitterest rivals and league leaders Shamrock Rovers, while Dundalk and Shelbourne meet in the televised clash at Oriel Park.

Soccer • 02 Sep 22

Rovers and Derry will meet for a place in the last four of the FAI Cup

Derry to host Shamrock Rovers in FAI Cup quarter-final

The top two in the Premier Division will meet in the quarter-finals of the Extra.ie FAI Cup after second-placed Derry City were drawn at home against Shamrock Rovers.

Soccer • 30 Aug 22

Dundalk's Darragh Leahy, second from right, is shown a red card by referee John McLoughlin

Leahy sees red as Sligo keep alive top-four push

An Andy Boyle own goal coupled with Frank Liivak's first Sligo Rovers goal boosted the Bit O'Red's outside chances of a top-four finish as they saw off 10-man Dundalk at the Showgrounds.

Soccer • 29 Aug 22

Sligo and Dundalk played out a 0-0 draw when the sides last met at The Showgrounds

LOI preview: Away tests for Dundalk and Derry City

Three rescheduled games in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division are down for decision this evening as second-place Dundalk head to Sligo, while Shelbourne welcome Derry City to Tolka Park and Bohemians and St Pat's meet in a Dublin derby.

Soccer • 29 Aug 22

567 fans were in attendance at Ferrycarrig Park

Wexford FC dreaming big despite limited resources

Fan-owned Wexford FC are hoping to contend for a spot in the Premier Division despite the limitations of being a fan-owned part-time club.

Soccer • 28 Aug 22

Robbie Benson held his nerve in extra-time

Benson's extra-time penalty edges Lilies past Wexford

Dundalk survived a major scare at Ferrycarrig Park as Robbie Benson's penalty in extra-time secured their place in the Extra.ie FAI Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Wexford.

Soccer • 26 Aug 22