Discover Ireland - LOI By Distance.

An exciting Sunday for me, instead of doing something productive, and seeing mentions of shortest distance (Sligo v Derry), and longest distance (Harps v Cork) mentioned a few times over the weekend, I wondered who really does the longest and shortest amounts of travel in the LOI.

So, according to Google maps, from stadium to stadium, for the 2024 season;


Premier Division:

Bohemians:

Total travel distance: 1,980.2km
Shortest journey: Shelbourne (5km round trip)
Longest journey: Derry City (476km round trip)

Derry City:

Total travel distance: 4,258km
Shortest journey: Sligo Rovers (276km round trip)
Longest journey: Waterford (804km round trip)

Drogheda United:

Total travel distance: 2,153.6km
Shortest journey: Dundalk (72.8km round trip)
Longest journey: Galway United (436km round trip)

Dundalk:

Total travel distance: 2,402.6km
Shortest journey: Drogheda United (72.8km round trip)
Longest journey: Waterford (498km round trip)

Galway United:

Total travel distance: 4,212km
Shortest journey: Sligo Rovers (276km round trip)
Longest journey: Derry City (550km round trip)

St Patricks Ath:

Total travel distance: 1,982.2km
Shortest journey: Bohemians (10.2km round trip)
Longest journey: Derry City (494km round trip)

Shamrock Rovers:

Total travel distance: 2,103km
Shortest journey: St Pats (18.8km round trip)
Longest journey: Derry City (506km round trip)

Shelbourne:

Total travel distance: 2,002.8km
Shortest journey: Bohemians (5km round trip)
Longest journey: Derry City (464km round trip)

Sligo Rovers:

Total travel distance: 3,520km
Shortest journey: Derry City/Galway United (276km round trip)
Longest journey: Waterford (594km round trip)

Waterford:

Total travel distance: 4,114km
Shortest journey: Shamrock Rovers (158km round trip)
Longest journey: Derry City (804km round trip)


First Division:

Athlone Town:

Total travel distance: 2,972km
Shortest journey: Longford Town (86km round trip)
Longest journey: Cobh Ramblers (442km round trip)

Bray Wanderers:

Total travel distance: 3,509.2km
Shortest journey: UCD (33.2km round trip)
Longest journey: Kerry (626km round trip)

Cobh Ramblers:

Total travel distance: 3,826km
Shortest journey: Cork City (48km round trip)
Longest journey: Finn Harps (862km round trip)

Cork City:

Total travel distance: 3,702km
Shortest journey: Cobh Ramblers (48km round trip)
Longest journey: Finn Harps (822km round trip)

Finn Harps:

Total travel distance: 5,604km
Shortest journey: Longford Town (322km round trip)
Longest journey: Cobh Ramblers (862km round trip)

Kerry:

Total travel distance: 4,276km
Shortest journey: Treaty United (210km round trip)
Longest journey: Finn Harps (828km round trip)

Longford Town:

Total travel distance: 3,254km
Shortest journey: Athlone Town (86km round trip)
Longest journey: Cobh Ramblers (518km round trip)

Treaty United:

Total travel distance: 3,022km
Shortest journey: Cork City (206km round trip)
Longest journey: Finn Harps (630km round trip)

UCD:

Total travel distance: 3,425.2km
Shortest journey: Bray Wanderers (33.2km round trip)
Longest journey: Kerry (618km round trip)

Wexford:

Total travel distance: 3,584km
Shortest journey: Bray Wanderers (226km round trip)
Longest journey: Finn Harps (742km round trip)

Fair play to ya for doing that, very interesting.

Echo Buckett's appreciation for doing the hard yards here - can't be much between Treaty and Cork for Kerry's shortest trip, when both would be roughly 70 miles in old money from Tralee, but in terms of the directness of the road, the Limerick route would definitely be quicker.

Very interesting for us anoraks, enjoyed that can’t wait for the book documenting individual trips!!

MH Park to Turners Cross is a 249km round trip. Better journey now with the Macroom bypass.

I laughed at Keith Tracey mentioning on the RTE soccer podcast that the travel for other teams to Donegal might be an advantage for us during the season ,like we teleport to away games or something!!!