League of Ireland Premier Division fixtures revealed for 2022

Derry – widely considered as equipped to mount a title challenge due to a fresh cash injection by chairman Philip O’Doherty – will welcome Rovers to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium on February 25

Those first-round games in the 10-team division will be preceded by the President’s Cup final between champions Shamrock Rovers and Cup winners St Pat’s on the weekend beginning February 11. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The quest of Shamrock Rovers to become the first team since Dundalk in 2016 to complete a three in a row of Premier Division titles will begin at home to newly-promoted UCD.

On the same night, Friday, February 18, Damien Duff’s career as senior manager begins when his Shelbourne outfit welcome St Patrick’s Athletic, also under new manager Tim Clancy, to Tolka Park.