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3 days ago
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Shamrock Rovers take Drogheda United's place in Uefa Conference League draw
The 42 UEFA HAVE ANNOUNCED that Shamrock Rovers will take Drogheda United's place in the second-round Conference League draw following the decision to expel Drogheda from the competition. The FAI Cup champions lost an appeal with the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday after the club was previously notified of its expulsion from the Conference League. The decision is based on multi-club ownership rules. Drogheda were due to enter the second round draw later this afternoon, but following the CAS decision, Shamrock Rovers will take their place along with FC Dinamo City of Albania. Advertisement The development comes after Shamrock Rovers defeated Drogheda United last night in the Premier Division 2-1 at Lambe Park just hours after the appeal was defeated. St Patrick's Athletic will remain in the first round of the Conference League while Shelbourne will feature in the Champions League draw. The Champions League draw takes place at 1pm Irish time followed by the Conference League draw at 3pm. 'Following the decision of the UEFA CFCB to not admit Drogheda United FC (IRL) to the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League (UECL), and the subsequent confirmation of such decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejecting the club's appeal, Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) and FC Dinamo City (ALB) have both been moved from the UECL main path first qualifying round to the UECL main path second qualifying round,' a statement from Uefa reads. Written by Sinead Farrell and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
The Journal
14-05-2025
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Leinster camogie finals set to go ahead as players plan to continue skort protest
THE LEINSTER SENIOR and intermediate camogie finals are set to go ahead this weekend as the controversy surrounding skorts continues. The 42 understands that the games will proceed at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday, and that all four teams – Kilkenny, Wexford, Laois and Carlow — will wear shorts but will change into skorts if instructed. The intermediate final between Laois and Carlow will begin at 2pm before Kilkenny and Wexford face off in the senior decider at 4.15. It's understood that players are happy to participate in the ongoing protest against skorts and make their views known to the public, but that they want their games to be played as well. The 42 has reached out to Leinster Camogie about this issue but was told they would not be making a comment. Advertisement The Camogie Association will host a Special Congress in Croke Park on 22 May where motions addressing the ongoing skorts issue will be considered. The decision follows a recent protest against skorts in which players attempted to wear shorts for matches. The Dublin and Kilkenny teams were forced to change into skorts after appearing on the pitch in shorts for their Leinster senior semi-final on 3 May. The Munster senior final was subsequently cancelled by the provincial council after it emerged that the Cork and Waterford teams were planning to join the protest and wear shorts for the game at The Ragg. Other teams have participated in the protest including the Offaly and Dublin minor teams who were also forced to change into skorts before their Leinster 'A' shield final. The Leinster Junior camogie final between Louth and Wicklow was postponed last weekend. The game was scheduled to take place at Echelon Park, Aughrim on Sunday but Louth Camogie confirmed via its Instagram page that the fixture had been 'deferred due to the current rules of play' and would be rescheduled after Special Congress. Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here Written by Sinead Farrell and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
