Organisation: Bohemians

Moment in Time: Busby's Man United lose to Bohemians, but win over Irish hearts and minds

Johnny Carey's Manchester United had just won the FA Cup and finished second in the league when they were beaten by a Bohemians 'Select' team with a last-gasp goal at Dalymount Park in 1948. Brendan O'Brien looks at a trip that sowed the seeds for an enduring love affair between the Red Devils and Ireland

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

IRFU begins coronavirus tests ahead of provinces' return to training

The IRFU is to begin Covid-19 testing for Munster and Leinster players and members of their support staff ahead of their planned return to training in Limerick and Dublin next Monday.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

League of Ireland teams return fourth round of negative coronavirus tests

Players and staff at Bohemians have again tested negative for Covid-19, completing the fourth round of all negative tests for the League of Ireland’s European-qualified teams.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

FAI look to get league restart plan back on track as club talks rescheduled

After running into obstacles over the last few days, talks involving the FAI, clubs and players will resume this week in an effort to reach agreement on a deal to allow for the resumption of the League of Ireland behind closed doors.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

LOI clubs to consider FAI’s package for restarting season

A financial package for a return to football is on offer from the FAI. League of Ireland representatives are due to speak with the Abbotstown hierarchy again on Monday.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Top four asked to contribute European cash to League of Ireland fund

A return of the League of Ireland remains in doubt after it emerged yesterday that the FAI’s financial package, believed to total €1.7m, included as well as scheduled Uefa solidarity payments, a proposal that last year’s top four finishers — Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Derry — would contribute €100,000 each from their European prize money.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

League of Ireland clubs eager to see rescue plan from FAI

Clubs are today expecting to finally learn the details of the financial package which the FAI have been working on to help facilitate the possible return of the League of Ireland.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Derry, Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers' players return negative Covid-19 results in third round of testing

All testing so far on the four European-qualified SSE Airtricity League clubs has produced negative results, as they continue their preparations for a four-team tournament scheduled for next month.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Cork City stick to training plan and will return at end of June

Cork City won’t be taking advantage of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions to return to training on Monday.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Hopefully now there’s an end in sight, says Shamrock Rovers skipper Ronan Finn

On the day when many Irish retailers raised their shutters for the first time after the long lockdown, League of Ireland football got itself back in the shop window too.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Four LOI clubs to officially go back training on Monday

Four League of Ireland clubs will officially return to training in groups of 10 from Monday after the Government announced an acceleration of their Covid-19 lockdown easing.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2020

Olympic hopefuls, footballers, and rugby pros given nod to return to training

Ireland's Olympic hopefuls are back in business.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2020

League of Ireland clubs remain in the dark about return prospects

League of Ireland clubs are no wiser about the feasibility of completing the 2020 season behind closed doors after yesterday’s latest weekly teleconference with the FAI.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2020

Bohemians admit 'error' over social media training video

Bohemians have admitted to an 'error' after footage circulated on social media of two small groups of the clubs’ players training at a public park in Dublin.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

League of Ireland players express ‘frustrations’ to Quinn

League of Ireland players have taken the opportunity to express their “frustrations and concerns” to Niall Quinn in the light of ongoing uncertainty about when and how domestic football might resume.

Sat, 30 May, 2020

League of Ireland Legends: Alfie Hale - The man with the goal-den touch

In our League of Ireland Legends series, Alfie Hale reflects on the art of goal-scoring and recalls Waterford’s fabled back-from-the-dead title triumph at Flower Lodge in 1972.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Niall Quinn: Negative Covid-19 tests an 'early boost' for Irish football

Niall Quinn has welcomed the news that the first round of Covid-19 tests among League of Ireland players and staff has returned all negative results.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

League of Ireland players begin 'robust' testing process

Results from the first League of Ireland Covid-19 tests are expected tomorrow or Thursday.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Jack Byrne happy with precautions as League of Ireland players undergo Covid-19 tests

Byrne was among the players and staff of the four clubs due to compete in Europe this year – Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Derry City, and Bohemians – who underwent their first tests for the virus this morning.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Waiting game continues for 'behind closed door' funding plan

The FAI have asked League of Ireland clubs to give them more time to come back with firm proposals for the resumption of football behind closed doors.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

League of Ireland players to be tested twice a week under new FAI Covid-19 guidelines

League of Ireland players will be tested twice a week for Covid-19 when they resume training.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Gary Rogers concerned Ireland’s European participants will be left trailing

Dundalk’s veteran goalkeeper Gary Rogers fears Ireland’s European participants will be hampered by the delay in resuming competitive domestic football.

Wed, 20 May, 2020

Celebrations on hold as Aviva looks ahead to a new normal

Just waiting for the green light, stadium director Martin Murphy says the Aviva is ready to go for the return to sport behind closed doors this summer.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

League of Ireland top-four tournament in the offing

A mini-tournament involving last season’s top four clubs is being considered to help prepare them for European competition but it looks increasingly unlikely that the League of Ireland proper will return before September at the earliest.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Niall Quinn: All LOI games could be played at one venue

Niall Quinn has said that centralising the hosting of League of Ireland games in a single venue is one of the proposals being considered as a means to allow domestic football to safely resume behind closed doors.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

US interest but League of Ireland needs Fifa cash boost

A US-based firm has expressed an interest in live-streaming League of Ireland fixtures but it will take a mammoth financial contribution from Fifa for the 2020 season to resume behind closed doors.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

UnCorked: John Caulfield’s best of the rest

Cork City legend JOHN CAULFIELD looks beyond Turner’s Cross to select a stellar XI, plus gaffer, from the very best he has encountered as a player and manager in the League of Ireland. Referee: LIAM MACKEY

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Bohemians and Rovers renew their old rivalry in virtual face-off

Just when we needed it most, Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will be renewing their age-old rivalry this coming Friday night.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

FAI left with two options fraught with minefields

Something will have to give between club and player representatives for the League of Ireland season to be rescued.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2020

Stephen Kenny sends Ireland kitmen packing

New Ireland senior boss Stephen Kenny has continued ringing the changes on the backroom staff by dispensing with kitman duo Dick Redmond and Mick Lawlor.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

Cork City's Daire O’Connor and the new meaning of playing at home

Whisper it, but Cork City played Ross County behind closed doors the other night.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Wes Hoolahan: ‘I need the buzz. I love playing football’

In a final farewell to two club legends, last year Norwich City hosted a Russell Martin versus Wes Hoolahan testimonial game at Carrow Road. Midway through the match, the Irish playmaker demonstrated precisely why he was worthy of such a gesture.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020

Cash lifeline for League of Ireland clubs

The imminent announcement by the State to pay 75% of wages to employees unemployed due to Covid-19 is expected to save swathes of League of Ireland jobs.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Cork City one of many clubs poised to make cuts

Cork City are among several clubs poised to implement cutbacks after the League of Ireland was postponed until the summer at the earliest.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2020

FAI scrap series of fixtures and defer EA Sports Cup in bid to complete season

The FAI have extended the season and scrapped a quarter of the fixture list in a bid to complete the campaign by December 11.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

League of Ireland braced for shutdown amid coronavirus outbreak

League of Ireland fixtures are still set to go ahead as scheduled this weekend but the domestic game is now bracing itself for the full impact of the spread of coronavirus, including the likelihood of an imminent shutdown of the SSE Airtricity League.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2020