20 Teams, 2 Divisions, 1 National League

[2 Year Contract]

Bohs signed an 18 year lease for the use of DCU as their training ground so they’re there until 2039 anyways, regardless of anything happening with Home Farm

[EatYerGreens]

Well as the old phrase in politics goes "If you're explaining, you're losing".

Well you seem to do a good job at never explaining whilst always losing

[EatYerGreens]

Talk about blowing your own trumpet !!

Sometimes a loud trumpeting in the ear is all that the hard-of-understanding can hear

[EatYerGreens]

Home Farm have applied, working with DCU as part of their package.

News piece on it all here: Home Farm eyes League of Ireland return with DCU partnership in bold new bid | The Irish Sun

[EatYerGreens]

DCU seem a bit polyamorous when it comes to Irish football. Or maybe they only like one at a time, move on quickly and occasionally get back with an ex.
Bohs > Shels > Bohs > Home Farm?

Bohs were polyamorous about who they sold Dalymount to, so the Northside does seem to be a bit of a free-for-all swingers paradise

"Been spen-ding most our lives, livin' in a swing-ers par-a-dise"

[legendz]

Surprised that CK United aren't confirmed yet.

https://x.com/BlogIrish/status/18973...2y1UGsWug&s=19

Third Tier Teams Applicants??

Arklow Town
Ballymun
Cockhill Celtic "IFB" +1 More Donegal club?
CK United
DCU "IFB"
Home Farm "IFB"
Klub Kildare "IFB"
Limerick FC
Lucan United
Mayo FC "IFB"
Monaghan United
Montpelier FC "IFB"
Peak Villa FC "IFB"
Rock Celtic
Rockmount,
Salthill Devon,
St Francis "IFB"
St Patrick’s CYFC "IFB"
Shamrock Rovers B "IFB"
Villa FC "IFB"

Those with a "IFB" IFB can either personally verify or they’ve made it clear in the media that they’ve applied.

Rest is officially varying degrees of “speculation”

[nigel-harps1954]

Surprised that CK United aren't confirmed yet.

https://x.com/BlogIrish/status/18973...2y1UGsWug&s=19

Third Tier Teams Applicants??

Arklow Town
Ballymun
Cockhill Celtic ? +1 More Donegal club?
CK United
DCU ?
Home Farm ?
Klub Kildare ?
Limerick FC
Lucan United
Mayo FC?
Monaghan United
Montpelier FC?
Peak Villa FC?
Rock Celtic
Rockmount,
Salthill Devon,
St Francis?
St Patrick’s CYFC?
Shamrock Rovers B?
Villa FC?

Those with a ? IFB can either personally verify or they’ve made it clear in the media that they’ve applied.

Rest is officially varying degrees of “speculation”

Two more Donegal clubs. Letterkenny Rovers and Bonagee United have both expressed interest.

[EatYerGreens]

Would it be easier to start keeping a list of clubs that didn't apply?

[legendz]

CK United are supposed to have confirmed that they have applied as well. Mayo FC, CK United and Klub Kildare should be certainties with academy sides already in place.

Current confirmed interest by IFB:
Cockhill Celtic
CK United
DCU
Home Farm

Klub Kildare
Mayo FC
Montpelier FC
Peak Villa FC

St Francis
St Patrick’s CYFC
Shamrock Rovers B
Villa FC

[kksaints]

Ballymun United issued a statement on Twitter/X declaring interest also today.

[kksaints]

CK United confirm interest in the 3rd tier, interestingly they also confirm in the article below that they applied for a Senior Women's team this season but Waterford got the spot instead which makes sense when you note that CK United don't have a stadium.

https://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/sp...rid-50553.html

[Martinho II]

Bohs signed an 18 year lease for the use of DCU as their training ground so they’re there until 2039 anyways, regardless of anything happening with Home Farm

Some facility at DCU !I was at Helix last Saturday for night with Henrik Larsson. Where on campus is Bohs training ground?

[Martinho II]

Never heard of Montpelier FC where are they based?

[Nesta99]

Not sure about the Irish football club but I really hope their nickname is the Hell Fire Club!

[Elfman]

Haha unfortunately they don't seem to make any reference to Montpelier Hill on their Twitter!

They seem to have only been established in 2015 and play out of Grangegorman. They won the LSL Senior 1B (4th division) last year I believe. A potential derby with this new Home Farm/DCU entity perhaps?

[cláirseach]

Haha unfortunately they don't seem to make any reference to Montpelier Hill on their Twitter!

They seem to have only been established in 2015 and play out of Grangegorman. They won the LSL Senior 1B (4th division) last year I believe. A potential derby with this new Home Farm/DCU entity perhaps?

Think there might have been a few versions over the years then as they were definitely fielding teams in the 90s. 2015 would make some sense thoughm with the gap left by O'Devaney. The Montpelier area in question is between Arbour Hill and Infirmary Rd, near the special criminal court, behind Parkgate Street.

[legendz]

Current confirmed interest by IFB:
Cockhill Celtic
CK United
DCU/Home Farm

Klub Kildare
Mayo FC
Peak Villa FC

St Francis
St Patrick’s CYFC
Shamrock Rovers B
Villa FC

Ballymun Utd
Limerick FC
Monaghan United

TUS Midlands (Athlone IT)
UCC
SETU Carlow (IT Carlow)

Bonagee United
Letterkenny Rovers
St Michaels AFC
Buncrana Hearts

[nigel-harps1954]

Buncrana Hearts the fourth club from Donegal to have confirmed their interest.

[joey B]

Buncrana Hearts the fourth club from Donegal to have confirmed their interest.

2 Buncrana teams would probably be kind of silly…..

[nigel-harps1954]

2 Buncrana teams would probably be kind of silly…..

Can't see all of them getting in, but no harm in teams looking for a bit more information at least.