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	Irish Examiner> Breaking News> Sport
		Eircom has given details of a number of initiatives to further improve broadband availability and help drive broadband take-up through the country.
		An eircom spokesperson said the company is committing to take all broadband orders placed within the five urban centres of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway.
		Eircom chief Rex Comb said the announcements underline the company’s commitment to broadband.
	www.irishexaminer.com /breaking/story.asp?j=199365928&p=y99366634&n=199366688 (254 words)

	Eircom league 2004 - dublin - eircom premier league
		The 2004 eircom league season is fast approaching and after the excitement of last year's title race there is much to look forward to.
		Dublin City FC will be relishing their opportunity to impress in the premier league but it's the first division for the students of UCD next season after suffering relegation last term.
		The League Cup will be held with the same format as the 2003 season, with the final taking place on Monday, August 30th.
	www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/9-3/pt/0/spid/66BAFC43-AAE6-4B53-89598421A7D40745.htm (274 words)

	Welsh Premier League Football - all the news from Aberystwyth to Welshpool
		The Eircom League launches summer soccer in a blaze of publicity, but three years later reality is biting.
		WHEN a Welsh Premier delegation came back from a fact-finding mission to Ireland last year, they were convinced that summer football was the way forward, but their recommendation to follow the example of the Eircom League was rejected overwhelmingly by the clubs.
		And Ireland plans a slimmed down league of 10 clubs within three years, a move that could well be achieved by natural wastage with one or two other clubs struggling to survive.
	www.welsh-premier.com /news.php?ID=4257 (405 words)

	Eircom League votes on radical revamp - Foot.ie
		The motion, which will be placed before the Eircom League Management Committee on Saturday, is the first formal step on the road towards a full merger between the FAI and the Eircom League and the advent of a totally revamped Eircom League in 2007.
		The Eircom League clubs accepted the findings and recommendations of Genesis but it's the manner in which the league is going to operate post-merger that is now causing concern.
		Some clubs currently in the Premier Division might not make the cut because they don't have high levels of support, their facilities are not up to standard or they don't have the potential to attract investment.
	www.foot.ie /forums/showthread.php?t=33069 (2300 words)

	kickin - Eircom League news
		The 22 Eircom League clubs meet tonight to decide their strategy for tomorrow's crucial FAI Board of Management and National Council meetings - and if it comes to an either-or decision between Eircom Park and Stadium Ireland, the League's nine delegates are almost certain to plump for the latter.
		Eircom league bosses met last night with summer soccer at the top of the agenda - but they deferred a decision until a special summit meeting on March 5.
		Eircom League champions Shelbourne have linked up with a Dublin school to give youngsters a chance at a soccer career while keeping up their education.
	www.kickinmagazine.ie /eleague.htm (3626 words)

	Football League of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shelbourne F.C. The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the eircom League (from the league's sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), is a league of football clubs in Ireland.
		Over the next forty years the league grew to eventually twenty-two clubs, and spread right across the country, with the introduction of 6 teams in 1985, when a First division was introduced.
		Until recently the league followed the pattern of the other leagues in the western Europe of starting their league campaigns towards the end of Summer and playing through the Winter until late Spring and playing no league games during the height of Summer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/League_of_Ireland (847 words)

	NLSITE Editorial - All-Ireland League a long way off
		However, the crucial point worth noting is that all the comments and thoughts were from people involved in or writing on the eircom League, with no reference to the assertions of soccer folk in the 6 counties.
		Such a League would contain ideally 16-18 teams, meaning that poor sides in the eircom League Premier Division for example would not be good enough to be in the All-Ireland League Premier Division, due to their former place being filled by better quality Irish League sides.
		Martin Luther King had "a dream"; so have most eircom League people, but the dream is not shared by Irish League folk and again it seems that politics are going to help get in the way of what could arguably be a brilliant proposal.
	www.esatclear.ie /~wardj/ail-edi.htm (1970 words)

	Derry City F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Derry's accession to the League of Ireland was greeted with great enthusiasm in the city and the club attracted huge crowds by local standards for several years.
		The league was lost on the last day in a game against Cork City FC at Turner's Cross, which had turned out to be the title-decider.
		The eircom League's move to 'Summer football', which is seen to be beneficial for team fitness and coherency when the qualifying campaigns come round, and the introduction of full-time professional football by a number of top sides, including Derry City, has aided this promising progress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Derry_City_F.C. (4258 words)

	RISSC (London) Eircom League
		Prior to the current season the team finishing bottom of the Premier Division was automatically relegated and the team finishing top of the First Division was automatically promoted.
		As a consequence of the proposed re-structuring of the League, there will be analysis carried out to identify the clubs most appropriate to fill the Premier Division next season.
		This season the two divisions of the Eircom League will benefit from a significantly increased prize fund of €450,000.
	www.rissc.org /Eircom.htm (357 words)

	Sunday Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Even with the threat of losing its Premier League place in Northern Ireland with the imminent reduction of the top division to 10 or 12 clubs, Celtic chairman Raymond Bonner said a move to the eircom League would be a "non starter".
		A decade ago Bonner's club was invited to join the then National League during a period of uncertainty for the west Belfast outfit.
		Dublin City's withdrawal, just several months after winning promotion to the eircom Premier League, was forced due to crippling debts and a lack of support.
	www.sundaylife.co.uk /sport/story.jsp?story=699687 (535 words)

	Irish soccer \| League confirms Bohs penalty \| eircom League Premier Division
		The eircom League has confirmed that Bohemians have been deducted three points for fielding a suspended player in their Premier Division clash with Shelbourne in August.
		A special protest committee was formed to investigate Shelbourne’s claims and the League has decided to implement its recommendation that Bohs be deducted three points for the misdemeanour.
		The Phibsboro outfit becomes the second eircom League side this season to be deducted three points for fielding a suspended player — rivals Shamrock Rovers were penalised when Paul Shiels was included in their side to face Dundalk when he should have served a ban carried over from his time at Dublin City.
	www.elevenaside.com /premier/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=24751 (488 words)

	FAI.ie - eircom League
		The winners of the eircom League Championship titles, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers, finished tops in their respective divisions in the Fair Play League.
		Dundalk came from behind to out-score Wateford United in the eircom League play-off.
		Dundalk came from behind to snatch a late, late equaliser in the eircom League play-off with Waterford at Oriel Park.
	www.fai.ie /eircomleague (567 words)

	Ireland Mad - Team News Index
		Eircom Premier League champions Cork City will begin the defence of their title at home to newly promoted Dublin City when the new season gets underway on March 10.
		A vote has been taken today at the eircom League AGM in Limerick which is set to change the structure of the League next year.
		Eircom League Premier Division new boys Dublin City have signed Mick O'Donnell, who was released by UCD earlier this month.
	www.ireland-mad.co.uk /news/loadroll.asp?CID=EDB6 (650 words)

	eircom League Online - the home of the eircom League on the internet
		Finn Harps, who picked up their first League points of the season at Tolka Park last Friday, are hoping to secure assistance for on-form striker Alex Nesovic by signing Robert Speakman.
		Jason Byrne could have been on his way out of the eircom League, but for Bray Wanderers' determination that he will not leave the club for a small fee.
		There was just one eircom League Premier Division game on Saturday night - and it was at the Brandywell, where a larger than usual crowd saw Derry City come from behind to hold Saint Patrick's Athletic to a 1-1 draw.
	www.esatclear.ie /~wardj/news.htm (1256 words)

	Eircom introduces WiMax technology to ensure all potential customers will be able to receive broadband
		Eircom today announced a number of major initiatives to further improve broadband availability and help drive broadband take-up in Ireland.
		Furthermore, eircom is committing to take all broadband orders placed within the five urban centres of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway.
		eircom broadband customers will now be able to watch live sporting events including football (Barclay’s Premier League, Scottish Premier League, eircom League and Setanta Sports Cup); golf (US PGA Tour and selected European Tour Events); GAA (National League, All Ireland Championship (delayed), Dublin County Championship) and rugby (The Magners League, Leinster Schools Rugby).
	www.finfacts.com /irelandbusinessnews/publish/printer_1000article_10007729.shtml (503 words)

	Atlantic Football Federation The Very Best of Smallball Football - (Vancouver Island, BC) - powered by ...
		The league is operating with a full compliment of 12 teams.
		Invitations are sent out to the top four finishers of the Irish Premier League, the top 3 finishers of the Scottish Premier League and the top 3 finishers of the Scottish First Division, only.
		Invitations are sent out to the Table Champion and the Playoff Champion of the Irish Premier League, the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish First Division, the Italian Series "A", the World League and the Championship League of England.
	www.leaguelineup.com /welcome.asp?url=atlantic_football_federation (374 words)

	Soccerway.com · News · Dublin City withdraws from Eircom league
		The club only started life in the Irish Premier league this season and were sitting in 9th place when the decision to quit the league was taken.
		Club chairman Ronan Seery explained the clubs situation in a statement which said, "Due to ongoing difficulties, our continued existence within the Eircom League simply became untenable and while extremely difficult to make, it is the most prudent and honourable decision and course of action to take.
		All games played by Dublin have been removed from the league table, so the revised standings leaves former leaders Cork City in fourth place, whilst Drogheda United replace them in the top position.
	www.soccerway.com /news/2006/July/20/dublin-city-withdraws-from-eircom-league (213 words)

	St. Patrick's Ath 2-0 Bohemians
		Beleaguered St Patrick's Athletic may still be reeling from the deduction of 15 points by the Eircom League last Friday, but they showed last night that they are in no mood to surrender.
		In terms of points won on the pitch, St Pat's are out on their own in the eircom League Premier Division following their sixth league victory on the bounce.
		St Pat's ended Bohs' nine-game unbeaten league run and blew Bohs away with a two-goal blast in the space of 60 seconds.
	www.geocities.com /bohsfans/matchreport72.html (635 words)

	Irish soccer \| Gamble pleased with contribution \| eircom League Premier Division
		Cork City midfielder Joe Gamble expressed his satisfaction with his substitute appearance in the 3-0 victory over St Patrick’s Athletic on Friday night — but he confesses that he has little hope of forcing his way into the side on a long-term basis just yet.
		After helping set up his side’s third goal for Kevin Doyle in his 12 minutes on the field, he said: “It was nice to be involved in the third goal...
		There are 16 senior clubs in Northern Ireland and 22 in the eircom League which is too many on and island of this size." - Derry City chief executive Jim Roddy makes a case for a single All-Ireland league.
	www.elevenaside.com /premier/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=12909 (411 words)

	david@rb » Blog Archive » Third time unlucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He will be responsible for spotting potential stars from the Eircom League that could make the step up to full international level and the newly formed “B” International team will be the perfect vehicle to give some of these players experience in an international setup.
		The Eircom League has a very low UEFA ranking with UEFA’s co-efficient system suggesting that it is only 38th from the 52 national leagues in UEFA.
		And it more likely shows that the Eircom Premier League is more on a par with League 1 or 2 rather than the Championship.
	www.redbrick.dcu.ie /~david/blog/wordpress/?p=9 (593 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Eircom Premier League previews
		In tonight's ericom Premier League action, league leaders Shelbourne travel to Drogheda United while Cork City make the trip to Longford Town.
		Alan Mathews' midlanders will also be keen to avenge 3-0 and 4-1 defeats to City -their biggest of the season - from earlier in the campaign.
		Boss Pat Fenlon has striker Ger McCarthy back from suspension as the league leaders look for a fourth win on the spin.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2003/0923/eircom.html (245 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Friday's Eircom Premier League round up (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		League leaders Bohemians, kept up their early season form with a 2-1 victory over Shelbourne at Tolka Park.
		The Gypsies continued their unbeaten run thanks to first half goals from Paul Keegan and Glen Crowe and despite an 80th minute strike from Baker, Bohs were able to hold on for victory.
		Bird gave the home side the lead again with 7 minutes left on the clock, but Mulvihill struck in injury time to earn a point for Longford.
	www.rte.ie.cob-web.org:8888 /sport/2002/0913/eircomlge.html (354 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Eircom Premier League previews (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champions Bohs are in their best form of the season with four league wins on the spin.
		Central defender Paul McNally returns from suspension in what is likely to be the only change from the side that won in Cork on Friday night.
		With Willie Byrne (groin) still absent, Blues expect to be unchanged from their 0-0 draw with St. Pat's on Friday night as they hope to improve on a run that's seen them take just two points from their last five league games.
	www.rte.ie.cob-web.org:8888 /sport/2003/0921/eircom.html (299 words)

	Irish soccer eircom League \|\| Premier Division
		The eircom League board of control formally handed over control of the competition to the Football Association of Ireland at its final AGM in Dublin on Friday evening.
		Former St Patrick’s Athletic and Cork City manager Pat Dolan has welcomed the appointment of Pat Fenlon as new manager at Derry City, hailing the development as “great news” for the eircom League.
		Millionaire construction magnate Mick Wallace is intent on making Wexford the venue for the 22nd eircom League side to replace the ill-fated Dublin City.
	www.eleven-a-side.com /premier (693 words)

	Near Neighbours Carmarthen Learn Their Euro Fate \|\| Garden Village AFC - The Official website of Garden Village AFC. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mark Jones’ side, runners-up in the Welsh Cup last term, must travel to Flancare Park in County Longford for the first-leg on July 14, with last season’s Eircom League Cup and FAI Carlsberg Cup winners set to play the Richmond Park outfit at Newtown’s Latham Park two weeks later in the return leg.
		Meanwhile, Welsh Premier and Welsh Cup winners TNS have been handed a mouth watering tie against European Champions Liverpool in their Champions League first qualifying round match.
		Eircom League champions Shelbourne will face Irish Premier League champions Glentoran in their first qualifying round tie.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s221/st75760.htm?fromrss=1 (385 words)

	gillsconnect.com - Story
		Eircom Premier League side Shelbourne have quelled reports in the Irish Sun about Gills bringing their manager to Priestfield.
		After winning the Eircom Premier League in consecutive seasons, Fenlon can once again look forward to taking Shelbourne into the Champions League and playing against the best teams in Europe.
		Livingston FC from the Scottish Premier League are also interested in recruiting the talented Dubliner after sacking their boss Allan Preston and assistant Alan Kernaghan last week.
	www.rivals.net /?sid=934&p=2&stid=8366563 (489 words)

	Glen Crowe Fact File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Glen is the only National Squad member playing regular football with the Irish Eircom Premier League.
		He began his career in England, but came back to Dublin in 99'.Glen was called into the Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifiers v Portugal and Estonia during summer 2001.
		He was crowned the Soccer Writers', PFAI's, and eircom League Player of the Year for 2000/2001.
	www.angelfire.com /zine/dangel/glencrowe.html (178 words)

	Sports in County Wicklow
		In a heated affair at Dalymount Park last night, Bray Wanderers kept their hopes of avoiding finishing bottom in the eircom Premier League with a gritty draw against Bohs, writes Neil Ahern.
		Derry City's failure to overcome relegation-threatened Bray Wanderers in a scoreless draw at the Brandywell could prove costly, as the eircom League season draws to a close.
		Premier Division Bray Wanderers needed to come from behind twice — including a last-gasp equalizer from Stephen Fox deep into injury-time — to preserve their FAI Carlsberg Cup hopes against Kildare County of the First Division on Friday night.
	www.wicklowtoday.com /sports/index.htm (1016 words)

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