Champions Shelbourne had a loyal fan with the right connections to thank – and a Derry City side unable to defend – as they ...

For top-level footballers growing up on this island, the main price to pay for success is waving goodbye to family.

SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division players, from left, Keith Buckley of Bohemians, Charlie Lyons of Cork City, Robbie ...

Sean Boyd was Shelbourne’s leading light as the League of Ireland champions got their title defence off to an electrifying ...

Derry City's new manager Tiernan Lynch speaks to RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo as he prepares for the new League of Ireland season.

BBC Sport NI takes a look at five big talking points ahead of the start of the League of Ireland Premier Division season.

INTEGRATING into the Derry City dressing room has been a seamless exercise for Tiernan Lynch's new recruits, particularly those with family ties in the squad.

It was a horrendous start for Lynch's troops but Derry were back on level terms three minutes after a delicious inswinging ...

At one point, Derry City were in pole position to take the LOI Premier Division title but finished in fourth place, with ...

New Derry City boss Tiernan Lynch is not convinced it was the right decision to restart his side's opening night defeat to ...

Tiernan Lynch’s League of Ireland story begins tonight when he takes his Derry City side to face Champions Shelbourne at ...

League of Ireland season kicks off tonight with champions Shelbourne taking on Derry City at Tolka Park in the glamour clash ...