r/LeagueOfIreland

Two League Of Ireland Clubs Could Receive $11,000 per day during the 2026 World Cup

https://x.com/i/status/2053883104897511550

Has Ozhianvuna been that good this year? Haven't really seen many Rovers games, but for an attacking midfielder I've only noticed one assist stats wise, and that's just this week vs Drogs.

🖤💜 It's official. Meath FC has formally submitted our application to join the League of Ireland structure.

This moment has been two years in the making. Since we first opened dialogue with the FAI, we have been working methodically, building our structures, our facility, our identity, and our community, to ensure that when this day came, we were ready.

The response to our launch has been humbling. Thousands of you have shown up, shared your support, and made clear that this county is ready for its own League of Ireland club. That energy has driven every conversation, every document, and every decision along the way.

We are grateful to the FAI for the engagement we've had throughout this process, and we look forward to continuing those conversations as the application is considered.

Meath. Our club. Our time. 🐦‍⬛

Support the Rise

https://x.com/i/status/2053766701078946261

“We are thinking that the January camp is the one for League of Ireland players. That’s the time when the squad will be made mostly of LOI players. That will be the next step, to integrate them into the national team, make a platform for these players. That will be next January and there’s already been positive talks with the FAI. We will just need to work with the clubs to find the correct time to go, and find opponents too."

“I’m not saying if we pick a January camp with 23 League of Ireland players that all of them will be in the next [senior] squad. But there will always be one or two players who can shine and that we like and will be in our minds from then on."

“Sometimes doing something different takes time and I accept that. The budget within the association is tight so we need to be careful where we spend. Given the LOI calendar, it [January] makes sense to me. That’s the reason why all the nations with the same calendar are doing it."

“People might disagree with me but this is my belief. I will try push it when I’m here because it gives us one extra camp with new faces. When I managed Iceland and Jamaica, there was always one player who would shine in those environments. From then on, they were in the first teams.”

Just thought it was funny that they were playing the same day as those other teams in Glasgow.

Quiz: Can You Name Every LOI Player of the Year Winner Since 2000?

Dan McDonnell's article today suggests they might be

>There have been murmurs in English football circles that Fleetwood would be open to discussions with any interested parties who might want to take on the Waterford operation, although it has still been business as usual behind the scenes.