Decent week in Europe for the LOI sides

Three 1-1 draws, two away from home. Fans of Cork City and St. Patrick's Athletic would have probably taken score-draws from their first-leg jaunts to Sweden and Belarus in the Europa League. For Dundalk, the concession of an away goal means they face an uphill task when they go to Iceland - the home of ' The Mountain', Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson - for the second leg of their Champions League qualifier next week.

For loi19.com: Emergency Sam on call for Pat's

St. Patrick’s Athletic midfielder Sam Verdon can count himself amongst an exclusive club which includes Republic of Ireland internationals past and present, Niall Quinn and John O’Shea.

For loi19.com: FAI's Pat Duffy focussed on raising the standard

As the League of Ireland Under-19's section gears up for the kick-off of its third season this weekend, Pat Duffy feels that while it has been successful so far, there is still more that can be done to raise the standard, competitiveness and representation of the league across the country.

CorkCityFC.ie: Kilbarrack United club profile

This club profile of Kilbarrack United was put together ahead of their FAI Cup 2nd round clash with Cork City in August 2013. It appeared on CorkCityFC.ie on the 03/08/2013.

Kilbarrack United club profile

Ahead of the Bank Holiday Monday FAI Cup 2^nd round clash at Turner’s Cross, CorkCityFC.ie takes a look at the visiting team.

Name: Kilbarrack United

Founded: 1970
League: Athletic Union League (AUL), Premier A
Ground: Greendale Open Space

Chairman: Willie Dunne
Manager: Paul Breen
Captain: Jonathan Meleady

CorkCityFC.ie: Saints secure late win at Richmond Park

This match report was written for CorkCityFC.ie and was published 27/07/2013.

St. Patrick's Athletic   2          Cork City   1

Cork City were seconds away from securing the unlikeliest of points at Richmond Park but an eventful second half ended in heartbreak for the travelling Leesiders as a late Killian Brennan penalty secured a 2-1 win for league leaders St. Patrick’s Athletic.

CorkCityFC.ie: Shels edge tense Tolka Park battle

This match report was written for CorkCityFC.ie and was published 12/07/2013.

Shelbourne   2                        Cork City   1

Cork City goalkeeper Mark McNulty said before the game that failure to get a result in Tolka Park would render last week’s victory over champions Sligo Rovers at Turner’s Cross meaningless – and sadly for him and the travelling Rebel Army, he was unable to prevent Johnny McDonnell’s Reds from edging a scrappy game.

CorkCityFC.ie: City beaten at the Belfield Bowl

This match report was written for CorkCityFC.ie and was published 28/06/2013: it can be viewed in its original form here.

UCD    3                      Cork City         0

Tommy Dunne said before the game that Cork City would need some luck to get a result in the UCD Bowl – but sadly for the Leesiders they didn’t get an ounce of it as they were put to the sword by the Students.

Airtricity League Premier Division: key players for 2013

Every new League of Ireland season brings with it some familiar faces appearing in familiar or unfamiliar places, some old faces returning to the league from spells abroad and some new faces appearing in the league for the first time.