FAI still eye March restart to League of Ireland

The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division trophy. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

The FAI still intend on starting the League of Ireland season on March 19 despite level 5 lockdown restrictions remaining in place until at least a fortnight before the big kick-off.

The target is three weeks beyond the original date earmarked for the 2020 season. That tentative date of February 26 was mothballed by the onset of a third wave of Covid-19 in late December and there have been persistent fears since about another deferral.