'A once in a lifetime opportunity': All-Island League gathers momentum with requests for Uefa involvement

20 of the 22 Premier Division clubs on the island have requested their associations contact Uefa about the concept

Bohemians issued a statement on the All-Island League today. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Bohemians believe the All-Island League is "a once in a lifetime opportunity" as Kieran Lucid’s cross-border concept gathers pace.

The prospects of the new league are fast increasing after every one of the FAI's Premier Division clubs last night put their name to a letter requesting the Association to contact Uefa.