No licence for Cobh or Tralee

Neither Cobh Ramblers nor Tralee Dynamos will appeal their failure to get First Division places after the composition of this season’s Airtricity League was confirmed with the news that 20 clubs have received licenses.

Following a meeting of the FAI’s Independent Club Licensing Committee, 15 Premier Division licences and five First Division licences were awarded, translating into 12 teams in the Premier Division and eight in the First Division.

As was strongly indicated when they failed to appear in the preliminary fixture list, neither Cobh nor Tralee were successful in their applications for a First Division licence.