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League of Ireland and Scottish Premiership Compared

By Scott Buckley / January 5, 2026

For several years, People on social media have debated about and compared the League of Ireland to the Scottish Premiership. While Celtic and Rangers are seen as Giants in British football, several players have came through the League of Ireland and fitted in like a glove across the water in Scottish clubs at the highest…

OFF-SEASON INTERVIEWS | Matt Keane Interview

By Michał Kuras / January 3, 2026

Hi lads, welcome back to the off-season interviews. I’m back after a two week break and this is the first interview of 2026. I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! Today, I will be bringing you my interview with former Kerry FC captain, and…

Cork City Confirm Unexpected Departure of Ger Nash

By Jamie Daly / December 23, 2025

Cork City have announced that Ger Nash has stepped down from his role as first-team manager for personal reasons. Nash took the helm at Cork City in May following the sacking of Tim Clancy. His arrival saw a slight upturn in form, along with a surprising run to the FAI Cup Final, but he was…

2025 League of Ireland End of Season Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

By LOI Talk / December 20, 2025

How well do you really know the 2025 League of Ireland season? Take LOI Talk’s end of season quiz and get your final score instantly. It’s been a eventful 2025 in the League Of Ireland that saw the domestic double completed, 2 teams representing the league in European group stages and also the Irish National…

OFF-SEASON INTERVIEWS | Ethan O’Brien Interview

By Michał Kuras / December 20, 2025

Hi everyone, how’s it going? It’s me, Michał, back with another weekly off-season interview. For this week’s interview, I was joined by a player who is new to the League of Ireland and has joined Drogheda United, Ethan O’Brien. Ethan is a midfielder who was born in Dublin but spent most of his life and…

FAI Reveal “15 Founding clubs” for FAI National League

By LOI Talk / December 19, 2025

The FAI have today announced the 15 teams that will compete in the inaugural FAI National League starting in August 2026. This is 5 teams short of the expected 20 teams when the idea was first announced back in December 2024. In a post on social media this morning the FAI said Introducing the 15…

First Betting Odds for the League of Ireland 2026 Premier Division Released

By Jack Kelleher / December 17, 2025

BAR 1 Betting has today become the first bookmaker to release outright betting on the 2026 SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Men’s Premier Division. The bookmakers have named Shamrock Rovers as their early title favourites, with the odds of Stephen Bradley’s side doing 6 titles in the last 7 coming in at 5/4.  Bradley’s side,…

Cork City Announce Incoming and Departure as Pre Season work for 2026 Commences

By Scott Buckley / December 17, 2025

Amid the fixture list for the 2026 League of Ireland season being announced today where Cork City will begin their First Division campaign against Treaty United in February, the club announced official transfer updates ahead of the 2026 First Division season. Sean Murray and Charlie Lutz departs Cork City FC Sean Murray was confirmed to…

Airtricity/Eircom Man: Mark McNulty

By LOI Talk / December 13, 2025

Goalkeepers rarely receive the recognition they deserve in the League of Ireland, but Mark McNulty is one of those rare figures. Mark McNulty was born in Cork on 13 October 1980 and began his football journey playing as a striker for his local side Ballincollig AFC before he eventually converted to stopping goals rather than…

OFF-SEASON INTERVIEWS | Zayd Abada and Ryan Ritchie Interview

By Michał Kuras / December 13, 2025

Hi and welcome back to our weekly off-season interviews, with me, Michał. Today, I’ll be bringing you interviews with Wexford FC midfielder Zayd Abada and Wexford FC loanee Ryan Ritchie. First up is my interview with Zayd Abada, followed by my interview with Ryan Ritchie. Let’s get started! You and the team nearly reached the…