How many parts of the country are more than 1 hours drive from nearest LoI club?

**legendz** · 27/09/2011, 7:34 AM

Just curious on how many regions are that distance or more away?

Tralee and Killarney are easily more than an hours drive from Cork or Limerick. Once you get to more than that distance, they can't really be called the local club. With these distances, people are not going to get an affinity for a club or get interested in the league.

**Mr Maroon** · 27/09/2011, 7:36 AM

There are parts of Co. Galway that far away from the city.

**culloty82** · 27/09/2011, 7:53 AM

Tipperary is in much the same situation as Kerry, parts of South Tipp would be close to Waterford, but hard to see whose "catchment area" the north of the county would be in. Likewise, Laois isn't convenient for Longford, Athlone or Wexford, and football fans in Mayo would have more than an hour's travel to follow their nearest club, Sligo.

**Macy** · 27/09/2011, 7:54 AM

Originally Posted by legendz

With these distances, people are not going to get an affinity for a club or get interested in the league.

Doesn't stop them supporting a British club, and driving further than that to an airport to go and watch them.

**Mr Maroon** · 27/09/2011, 8:03 AM

Originally Posted by culloty82

and football fans in Mayo would have more than an hour's travel to follow their nearest club, Sligo.

United have fans from south Mayo.

**passerrby** · 27/09/2011, 8:57 AM

The mons have a group of supporters on a British navy submarine who get the programmes and buy jerseys etc they keep in contact but my guess is they are more than a hour away from us at any given moment

**citybone** · 27/09/2011, 10:53 AM

I live in Skibbereen West Cork just over a hour from Cork but i am a season ticket holder of Cork City, i know of cork city fans from Further west too such as Ballydehob and Bantry but we are the same county and our junior sides have provided youth players for Cork city FC so there is a connection alright. Cork City played a friendly pre season game here in like 2002 also

**poster** · 27/09/2011, 11:11 AM

There's a good few people who travel from Dublin every second week to see our games, 2 1/2 hours.

**John83** · 27/09/2011, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by passerrby

The mons have a group of supporters on a British navy submarine who get the programmes and buy jerseys etc they keep in contact but my guess is they are more than a hour away from us at any given moment

Depends. By car sure, but not by trident missile.

Pictured: Monaghan (those look like stony grey hills to me).

**passerrby** · 27/09/2011, 12:07 PM

if you look closely you can see the louis copeland jacket

**freewheel30** · 27/09/2011, 1:50 PM

West, west Clare, not that there's too many people out there.

South Tipp is an interesting case though. In theory the Cahir, Cashel, Clonmel, Carrick area might be able to sustain a club, I don't think Waterford U are able to tap into too much support from south Tipp (maybe a few from Carrick)? It's not really a hurling stronghold like the north - there's pockets of gaelic football around there but the area is swarming with barstoolers.

From a player's point of view Ollie Cahill, Stephen Napier, Daryl Kavanagh are all South Tipp natives.

South Tipp Harriers Franchise FC anyone?

**dong** · 27/09/2011, 3:01 PM

The Doctor Joseph Goebbels of Foot.ie strikes again...

**BonnieShels** · 27/09/2011, 3:03 PM

Termonbarry is only an hour away from all for corners of the land.

Is it any wonder the place is as wonderful as it is.

**osarusan** · 27/09/2011, 3:04 PM

No either at all.

**El-Pietro** · 27/09/2011, 3:05 PM

we get some support from South Tipp

**nigel-harps1954** · 27/09/2011, 4:50 PM

Most of north west tip of donegal is about an hour from either Derry or Harps

**razor** · 27/09/2011, 6:03 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

we get some support from South Tipp

The chairman doesn't count

**legendz** · 27/09/2011, 6:33 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Doesn't stop them supporting a British club, and driving further than that to an airport to go and watch them.

I suppose not. It happens in regions where there are LoI clubs as well. I wouldn't entirely knock going abroad to watch a game but it depends in what context and if support is given to a local club, if there is one.

Originally Posted by citybone

I live in Skibbereen West Cork just over a hour from Cork but i am a season ticket holder of Cork City, i know of cork city fans from Further west too such as Ballydehob and Bantry but we are the same county and our junior sides have provided youth players for Cork city FC so there is a connection alright. Cork City played a friendly pre season game here in like 2002 also

Good support in fairness. The connection is there as well which is a help. You raise a good point as well. Clubs themselves probably should look to create links in areas with a huge catchment area but no club, I'm sure some are already? Personally I'm not aware of clubs with links to Kerry but it's not to say there aren't any there. I'm definitely not aware of the two nearest clubs having creating any links. With Tralee Dynamos hopefully poised to join the League of Ireland, hopefully there will not be a need.

**sadloserkid** · 27/09/2011, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by freewheel30

West, west Clare, not that there's too many people out there.

South Tipp is an interesting case though. In theory the Cahir, Cashel, Clonmel, Carrick area might be able to sustain a club,

South Tipp Harriers Franchise FC anyone?

Tipperary C's United.