Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara is heading out on loan for the seventh time in his Manchester United career.

Shelbourne held on against Limerick for a 1-0 victory last night which maintains their push for automatic promotion.

Stephen Henderson tonight resigned from his position as Cobh Ramblers manager after the team’s 2-1 home win over Galway United.

It was an evening of upsets in the First Division last night as Cobh Ramblers sunk Shelbourne and Wexford prevailed against Bray Wanderers.

2018 finalists Cobh Ramblers will face a Munster derby against Limerick at St Colman’s Park in the first round of the EA Sports Cup.

From Stephen Kenny’s legacy, Cork City’s purse strings, restless Rovers and Waterford’s renaissance to growing attendances, broadcasting changes and Niall Quinn’s plans — Martin Claffey chews on 12 hot topics ahead of the new League of Ireland campaign.

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Cobh Ramblers and Derry City will contest this year's EA Sports Cup Final.

Damien Delaney said the lure of Europe and Champions League football helped seal the deal as he made the move from England’s Premier League back to his hometown club Cork City.

Stephen Henderson will be in charge of Cobh Ramblers for tonight’s EA Sports Cup tie against Longford Town after last night withdrawing his intention to resign.

In the main, life in the First Division of the Airtricity League is a hand-to-mouth existence — unless a club is lucky enough to have a generous benefactor. 

It was one in, one out, and one staying put at Turner’s Cross yesterday as Cork City were busy on the transfer front.

Victory for Galway United tonight and Mayo on Sunday would complete a perfect few days for Ronan Murray, who has been named the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of the Month for August.

Cobh Ramblers Football Club have announced their coaching ticket of Stephen Henderson and Stuart Ashton have extended their deals.

After watching his Swindon Town side plummet into English League Two earlier this month, owner Lee Power is hoping his Waterford FC side can bring him better news this weekend.

Top of the table and clear winners at the box office too – that’s Cork City as they begin the second cycle of the 2017 SSE Airtricity League season at home to Finn Harps tonight.

Aiden McGeady often flatters to deceive but the winger had an afternoon to savour on Saturday, scoring twice in Preston’s 4-2 win over Brentford.

Possibly nothing more cogently expresses the mixture of dismay and desperation felt across the League of Ireland First Division at the scrapping of the promotion-relegation play-offs than the proposal, aired at a meeting of club representatives in Wexford last week, that the top three teams in the second tier would take part in an internal play-off at the end of this season, with the front-runners facing the winners of second v third in a one-off game to decide promotion to the 10-team Premier Division in 2018.

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Limerick FC 2 Cobh Ramblers 0: Cobh boss Stephen Henderson reckons no one will catch runaway First Division leaders Limerick FC. 

Irish football is mourning one of Cork’s favourite adopted sons, following the sad news of the death of Paul Bannon at the age of 59.

Casting an eye over those battling to be on the plane for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 adventure...

Edin Dzeko tried to be diplomatic, even if he didn’t try too hard to think. After the Bosnia and Herzegovina striker spent a few minutes talking about how Ireland’s many absent players wouldn’t negatively affect Martin O’Neill’s side, the 29-year-old was asked which opposition players had impressed him.

Cobh Ramblers beat Munster rivals Waterford United 3-1 at the RSC last night to move up to fifth in the First Division.

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Keiren Westwood may have jeopardised his international prospects by withdrawing from the Ireland squad for the concluding World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Kazakhstan.

Noel King will take charge of the Republic of Ireland team for the first time later today.

Jon Walters has been forced to withdraw from Ireland’s squad to face Germany and Kazakhstan after a negative assessment on a groin problem following his substitution in Stoke City’s 1-0 loss to Fulham on Saturday.

The traditional perils of the early season international friendly are becoming all too familiar for Giovanni Trapattoni ahead of next Wednesday’s game against Wales in Cardiff.

Winger Aiden McGeady has pulled out of the Republic of Ireland’s squad to face Wales next week due to a knee injury.

The Republic of Ireland have confirmed Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington is among three withdrawals from the squad for next week’s friendly against Wales in Cardiff.

Waterford United’s survival in the Airtricity League was confirmed yesterday after an application to wind up the football club was struck out.

Waterford United's survival was confirmed this afternoon after an application to wind up the football club was struck out.

An application to wind up Waterford United Football Club has been adjourned to this afternoon.

On Friday night, at the Arklow Bay Hotel, the FAI were handing out media awards, but just the following morning in the same venue, they were warding off attempts by journalists to question chief executive John Delaney.

An application to wind up Waterford United Football Club has been adjourned for two weeks.

An application to wind up Waterford United Football Club has been adjourned for two weeks.

Fran Gavin is adamant the FAI will be staying out of the dispute between Waterford United and Stephen Henderson.

Aiden McGeady has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup qualifying matches against Sweden and Austria due to injury.

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