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14 September 2025; St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny celebrates after the Sports Direct Men�s FAI Cup quarter-final match between St Patrick�s Athletic and Galway United at Richmond Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Kenny: Galway pushed us to the pin of our collar

St Patrick's Athletic boss Stephen Kenny heaped praise on both sets of players after his side progressed to the semi-finals of the Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup after a 3-1 extra-time victory over Galway United.

Soccer • 14 Sep

Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup quarter-final match between St Patrick’s Athletic and Galway United at Richmond Park in Dublin.

St Pat's find extra gear to reach FAI Cup semis

St Patrick's Athletic are through to the Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup semi-finals after a 3-1 win over Galway United after extra time at Richmond Park.

Soccer • 14 Sep

Kerry FC manager Colin Healy celebrates with Carl Mujaguzi during the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup quarter-final match between Kerry FC and Sligo Rovers at Mounthawk Park in Tralee, Kerry.

FAI Cup semi-final draw details confirmed

Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup surprise package Kerry FC have been handed a daunting semi-final draw, with the First Division side facing a trip to Shamrock Rovers, while Cork City will host St Patrick's Athletic in the other last-four clash.

Soccer • 7 hrs

Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic scores his side's second goal during the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup quarter-final match between St Patrick’s Athletic and Galway United at Richmond Park in Dublin.

FAI Cup recap: St Pat's 3-1 Galway United AET

St Patrick's Athletic beat Galway United 3-1 after extra time to reach the Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup semi-finals.

Soccer • 14 Sep

20 June 2025; Edward McCarthy of Galway United celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Galway United and St Patrick's Athletic at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sport

Saints and Galway battle for remaining spot in semis

St Patrick's Athletic and Galway United will battle it out at Richmond Park as both sides eye the last remaining berth in the FAI Cup semi-finals.

Soccer • 14 Sep

Drogheda United goalkeeper Luke Dennison

Doherty laments 'ridiculous' goalkeeping error

Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty rued a "ridiculous" late error from goalkeeper Luke Dennison that handed St Patrick's Athletic all three points, but insisted his shot-stopper has been the best in his position all season.

Soccer • 23 Aug

17 August 2025; Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring their side's second goal during the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup third round match between St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne at Richmond Park in Du

Forrester eyes another FAI Cup after Pat's victory

Chris Forrester is dreaming of more Sports Direct FAI Cup success with St Patrick's Athletic after reaching the quarter-final stage thanks to a 2-0 victory over Shelbourne at Richmond Park on Sunday evening.

Soccer • 18 Aug

17 August 2025; Mason Melia of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup third round match between St Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne at Richmond Park in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Spor

St Pat's ease past Shels into FAI Cup quarter-finals

With the Premier division title now beyond them and their involvement in Europe at an end, St Pat's eased their way into the quarter-finals of this seasons Sports Direct FAI cup with an easy 2-0 win over Shelbourne at Richmond Park.

Soccer • 17 Aug

14 August 2025; Conor Carty of St Patrick's Athletic scores his side's first goal from a penalty during the UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round second leg match between Besiktas and St Patrick's Athletic at Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul, Türkiye.

St Pat's exit Europe after giving Besiktas a scare

St Patrick's Athletic's hopes of producing one of the greatest comebacks in European football ended in vain as they were downed 3-2 by Besiktas in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League third round tie in Istanbul.

Soccer • 15 Aug

14 August 2025; Rory Gaffney of Shamrock Rovers celebrates in the face of Arber Potoku of Ballkani after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round second leg match between Shamrock Rovers and Ballkani at Tallag

ECL qualifiers recap: Rovers hit Ballkani for four

Shamrock Rovers overcame a 1-0 deficit to hammer Ballkani and keep their Euro dream alive.

Sport • 14 Aug

Matt Healy of Shamrock Rovers in action against Ardit Deliu of Ballkani during the UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round first leg match between Ballkani and Shamrock Rovers at Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Kosovo

Conference League qualifiers: All you need to know

Shamrock Rovers welcome Kosovan side Ballkani to Tallaght, while St Pat's are in Istanbul to take on Besiktas. We look ahead to both Conference League third-round qualifier second legs.

Soccer • 14 Aug

10 August 2025; Referee Damien MacGraith shows a red card to Patrick McClean of Sligo Rovers, left, during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers at Richmond Park in Dublin. Photo by Tyler Miller/Spo

McClean red card rescinded as Sligo win another appeal

Sligo Rovers have won a red card appeal for the second time in a week after Patrick McClean's controversial dismissal was wiped out by the FAI's appeals body today.

Soccer • 11 Aug

10 August 2025; Mason Melia of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers at Richmond Park in Dublin. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sp

Melia brace sees Pat's overcome 10-man Sligo

Mason Melia scored a striker's brace inside five minutes as St Patrick's Athletic put their midweek European disappointment firmly behind them.

Soccer • 10 Aug

7 August 2025; Joe Redmond of St Patrick's Athletic reacts during the UEFA Conference League Third Qualifying Round first leg match between St Patrick's Athletic and Besiktas at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Classy Besiktas make a big impression on Redmond

St Patrick's Athletic captain Joe Redmond was left seriously impressed by the attacking prowess of Tammy Abraham and the all-round quality of Besiktas after the Turkish side coasted to a 4-1 win in their UEFA Conference League third qualifying round first-leg tie at Tallaght Stadium.

Soccer • 08 Aug

Tammy Abraham of Besiktas, right, shoots to score his side's fourth goal against St Pat's Athletic - 2025 Conference League

Abraham stars as Besiktas outclass St Pat's

St Patrick's Athletic were downed by a four-goal blitz in the first half, which included a hat-trick for former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, as Besiktas overpowered Stephen Kenny's side 4-1 in in the first leg of their third qualifying round encounter at Tallaght Stadium.

Soccer • 07 Aug

Tammy Abraham of Besiktas scored his side's second goal against St Pat's Athletic in Conference League - August 2025

Conference League recap: Losses for St Pat's and Rovers

Turkish heavyweights Besiktas hit four first-half goals against St Pat's while Shamrock Rovers lost 1-0 to Ballkani.

Soccer • 07 Aug

Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic scores his side's first goal during the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round first leg match v Nomme Kalju

Kenny would be happy to leave it late against Besiktas

St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny won't be too concerned if his side don't score early on in their UEFA Conference League qualifier against Besiktas at Tallaght Stadium tonight.

Soccer • 07 Aug

NAILSWORTH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 25: Forest Green Rovers' Jordon Garrick celebrates scoring his side's equalising goal to make the score 1-1 during the Sky Bet League One between Forest Green Rovers and Lincoln City at The Bolt New Lawn on February 25, 2023

St Pat's bring in free agent Garrick as injuries mount

St Patrick's Athletic have announced the signing of attacker Jordon Garrick with mounting injuries forcing Stephen Kenny back into the transfer market.

Soccer • 06 Aug

31 July 2025; St Patrick's Athletic manager Stephen Kenny celebrates after his side's victory in the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round second leg match between Nõmme Kalju FC and St Patrick's Athletic at Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia.

Pat's can 'shock' under-pressure Solskjaer's Besiktas

St Patrick's Athletic have the potential to pull off a shock result against an under pressure Besiktas in the Conference League, according to RTÉ soccer analyst Alan Cawley

Soccer • 07 Aug

Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round first leg match between St Patrick's Athletic and Nomme Kalju FC at Richmond Park in Dublin.

Conference League second legs: All you need to know

Having won their first legs last week, St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers are back in Conference League second qualifying round action on Thursday against Nomme Kalju and St Joseph's respectively.

Soccer • 31 Jul

Nariman Akhundzade of Qarabag scores his side's third goal despite the efforts of Shelbourne goalkeeper Lorcan Healy during the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round first leg match between Shelbourne and Qarabag FK at Tolka Park in Dublin. Photo

Qarabag show class to ruthlessly punish Shels at Tolka

Qarabag rolled into Tolka Park and left with a professional, and impressive, 3-0 victory to leave Shelbourne with an enormous mountain to climb in the Champions League second-round qualifiers.

Soccer • 23 Jul

Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto Lopes (left) and St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Kian Leavy

Conference League second round: All you need to know

St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers are both in first leg action in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.

Soccer • 24 Jul

Shelbourne players celebrate their goal at Richmond Park, scored by Ali Coote

St Pat's to take on Shelbourne in FAI Cup third round

St Patrick's Athletic will face Shelbourne as one of four all-Premier Division ties following the draw for the third round of the Sports Direct FAI Cup.

Soccer • 22 Jul

7 February 2025; Daragh Murtagh during a Longford Town squad portraits session at Bishopsgate in Longford. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

FAI Cup: Longford edge Castlebar, Saints score eight

Longford Town progressed to the second round of the Sports Direct FAI Cup at the expense of a brave Castlebar Celtic outfit, emerging 6-3 winners at Celtic Park.

Soccer • 20 Jul

17 July 2025; Mason Melia of St Patrick's Athletic, centre, celebrates with teammates Joe Redmond, left, and Tom Grivosti after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Conference League First Qualifying Round second leg match between FC Hegelmann an

Melia bags first European goal as Saints progress

Mason Melia demonstrated why he is a rising star in Irish football as Saint Patrick's Athletic cantered into the next stage of the UEFA Conference League in Lithuania.

Soccer • 17 Jul

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Kenny: Galway pushed us to the pin of our collar

St Pat's find extra gear to reach FAI Cup semis

FAI Cup semi-final draw details confirmed

FAI Cup recap: St Pat's 3-1 Galway United AET

Saints and Galway battle for remaining spot in semis

Doherty laments 'ridiculous' goalkeeping error

Forrester eyes another FAI Cup after Pat's victory

St Pat's ease past Shels into FAI Cup quarter-finals

St Pat's exit Europe after giving Besiktas a scare

ECL qualifiers recap: Rovers hit Ballkani for four

Conference League qualifiers: All you need to know

McClean red card rescinded as Sligo win another appeal

Melia brace sees Pat's overcome 10-man Sligo

Classy Besiktas make a big impression on Redmond

Abraham stars as Besiktas outclass St Pat's

Conference League recap: Losses for St Pat's and Rovers

Kenny would be happy to leave it late against Besiktas

St Pat's bring in free agent Garrick as injuries mount

Pat's can 'shock' under-pressure Solskjaer's Besiktas

Conference League second legs: All you need to know

Qarabag show class to ruthlessly punish Shels at Tolka

Conference League second round: All you need to know

St Pat's to take on Shelbourne in FAI Cup third round

FAI Cup: Longford edge Castlebar, Saints score eight

Melia bags first European goal as Saints progress