League of Ireland: St Pat's v Shelbourne; Drogheda v Shamrock Rovers
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It's a bonus evening of action in the League of Ireland as the four sides that qualified for Europe face off in two Premier Division games.
Follow all the action as it unfolds in our liveblog.
4 minutes ago
A bit of breaking news this afternoon – Drogheda United's expulsion from European football has been confirmed after their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was rejected. Last season's FAI Cup winners will sadly not compete in the qualifying rounds:
Drogheda United's expulsion from European football confirmed as Cas reject appeal
Drogheda United's expulsion from European football has been confirmed after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) was rejected today, with a statement from the club outlining 'heartbreak and disbelief' at the decision.
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6 minutes ago
Dan McDonnell is in County Louth this evening as Drogs host the Hoops:
You're very welcome to Sullivan & Lambe Park, where the build-up to this game has been completely dominated by a disastrous day for Drogheda United and confirmation that this week's European draws will take place without them.
It's particularly painful that Shamrock Rovers are in town as it's quite likely the Hoops will skip a round and take their berth into the second stage of the Conference League.
Both teams have rotated for this game with Drogheda's recent U-21 call-up Warren Davis dropping to the bench.
Stephen Bradley has opted to leave Daniel Cleary, Jack Byrne, Danny Mandroiu, Aaron McEneff and Danny Grant on the bench after they contributed to Friday's 2-1 win over Shelbourne.
Dylan Watts, Graham Burke, Darragh Nugent, Trevor Clarke and Cory O'Sullivan come in. Decent options.
12 minutes ago
Matchday 19 threw up it's fair share of talking points last Friday as Dan McDonnell and Aidan Fitzmaurice sifted through each of the five Premier Division results:
League of Ireland takeaways: Five talking points as Shamrock Rovers seal Derby delight
Here are the main talking points following last night's League of Ireland action.
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15 minutes ago
Good evening and welcome to another Independent.ie live blog covering Matchday 18 of the League of Ireland Premier Division. My name is Ultán Corcoran, and I will be keeping you up to speed with all the action it unfolds around the grounds.
We only have two games to bring you this evening as the Irish clubs contending in Europe aim to free up space in their busy schedule. Drogheda United are hosting Shamrock Rovers, while St.Patrick's Athletic take on Shelbourne in the Dublin derby.
Both games kick-off at 7.45pm and can only be viewed with a LOITV subscription.
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