Rovers boss excited about Scottish Challenge Cup entry
Sligo Rovers boss Dave Robertson says he is fully in favour of League of Ireland clubs taking part in the Scottish Challenge Cup. Rovers and Bray Wanderers will be entered into the 2017/2018 running of the competition as a reward for finishing fifth and sixth in last season’s Premier Division…
Rovers to play in next season’s Scottish Challenge Cup
Sligo Rovers will be one of the first League of Ireland teams to play in the Scottish Challenge Cup. The FAI yesterday confirmed that both the Bit O’ Red and Bray Wanderers will take part in next season’s competition, which features teams from outside the Scottish Premiership, as well as…
Rovers and Harps awarded Premier Division licences
All of the League of Ireland clubs have been granted licences for the new season by the FAI’s Independent Club Licencing Committee. Sligo Rovers and Finn Harps are among the 14 teams awarded Premier Division licences, with Waterford FC and Longford Town the two teams outside the top-light that fulfilled…
Harps goalkeepers get international call-ups
Finn Harps goalkeeper Lee McCarron (above) is with the Republic of Ireland U-19 squad at an invitational tournament in La Manga which starts today with a game against Norway in Murcia (midday Irish time). The Buncrana man has been on the Finn Harps books for the past couple of years…
Striker Ciaran O’Connor signs for Harps on loan
Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan has confirmed the signing of Ciaran O’Connor from Dundalk on a six-month loan deal. The 20-year-old striker had been training with Harps over the past couple of weeks and scored in last week’s pre-season friendly win over the Inishowen League at Maginn Park. “It took…
Rovers pair in Irish ‘home-based’ U21 squad as Seamus Keogh plays for U15s
Sligo Rovers defenders Gary Boylan and Regan Donelon have both been named in a Republic of Ireland U21 home-based squad by boss Noel King. The squad will play a training game against the Ireland amateur international side in Dublin’s AUL Complex on Saturday week, February 11. Finn Harps’ Ethan Boyle…
Finn Harps sign midfielder Caolan McAleer
Omagh born midfielder Caolan McAleer is the latest player to sign for Finn Harps ahead of the new League of Ireland Premier Division season, which starts on Friday, February 24th with a home game against Cork City. Manager Ollie Horgan agreed terms with the 23-year-old last evening and is pleased…