Search Results for 'League of Ireland'

The final League of Ireland games before the mid season break take place this weekend with SD Galway and Mervue United both eager to record positive results.

Mervue United have endured a hugely disappointing start to the Airtricity League season, but they will be eager to deliver a vastly improved performance when Finn Harps visit Fahy's Field tomorrow.

Last weekend's local derby failed to provide a winner, but SD Galway will still be hopeful of registering their first win of the season when Athlone Town visit Deacy Park tomorrow night.

While the Airtricity League season is only a month old, there is no disguising the importance of tomorrow's Deacy Park derby between SD Galway and Mervue United.

The Mayo league announced last week that it has put back the start date of this year’s Mayo League due to “circumstances beyond our control”. A statement issued by the league last weekend said: “Due to circumstances beyond our control the Mayo Football League have decided to delay the start of the 2012 season by one week, therefore the opening match of our 2012 season will take place on Saturday, April 7, in Milebush Park with the Charity Shield.

First division title favourites Limerick FC will be Mervue United's visitors at Fahy's Field tomorrow in what promises to be an interesting encounter.

The best of the Mayo League will be going up against the best that the League of Ireland has to offer this spring after the league accepted an invitation from the FAI to enter the league cup this season. The Mayo League will be the only junior team in the competition. Mayo League chairman Padraic McHale said on the announcement that he was “delighted to receive the invitation, and would be a further stepping stone for many of our players, to play in a higher grade of football”.

League of Ireland football returns tomorrow night with the newly named SD Galway FC making the short trip to Lissywoolen for a tussle with Athlone Town.

This Monday, February 27, in the Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar, at 8.30pm soccer clubs in Mayo will test their knowledge of all things football to see which team will be given the crown as Brainiest Club in Mayo.

Salthill Devon Galway, the newly rebranded League of Ireland outfit, will kick off its season on Saturday with the first of three friendlies.