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2RN, Ireland's first radio broadcasting station, was established on 1 January 1926 and, from the outset, sports coverage, albeit infrequent, was a feature of the schedules. Early broadcasts consisted of team announcements and short reports on events of interest. 2RN, however, recorded a broadcasting first on 29 August 1926.
Discouragement of recreation on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath, was a feature of the Puritan Sabbatarianism of the 17th century, which influenced the Sunday Observance Act 1695 passed by the Parliament of Ireland, which made it illegal to take part in sports, stating, "by reason of tumultuous and disorderly meetings, which have been, and frequently are used on the Lord's-day, commonly called ...
The Republic of Ireland national football team (Irish: Foireann peile náisiúnta Phoblacht na hÉireann) represents the Republic of Ireland in men's international football. It is governed by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The team made their debut at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals.
OTB Sports broadcasts a three-hour long sports review and analysis show from 7pm on Monday to Thursday on Newstalk, nationwide across Ireland and online.The show is also live from 7pm on Friday for two hours, and from 1pm on Saturday and Sunday for five hours.
The 2024–25 NIFL Premiership (known as the Sports Direct Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th season of the NIFL Premiership, the highest level of league football in Northern Ireland and the 124th season of Irish League football overall.
The Republic of Ireland matches were shown live on the channel for Euro 2004, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, all of which the team failed to qualify for. Sky Sports gained exclusive rights to Irish matches in the early 2000s and there were fears that national team matches could not be seen by fans, so the government stepped in and now all ...
This is a sortable list of all association football matches played by the Republic of Ireland national football team since 1924. Following the Irish War of Independence from the United Kingdom , the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was founded in September 1921.
The League of Ireland was founded in 1921 as a single division known as the A Division. The inaugural season featured eight teams from County Dublin, all of whom had spent the 1920–21 season playing in the Leinster Senior League: Bohemians, Dublin United, Frankfort, Jacobs, Olympia, St James's Gate, Shelbourne and YMCA.