A “blown ESB fuse” forced the League of Ireland’s opening night at Tolka Park, where the champions hosted Derry City, to be ...

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

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

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

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

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

Elsewhere in the Premier Division on the opening night while the Virgin Media cameras will be at Tolka Park, Stephen Kenny’s ...

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.

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

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