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eircom league stories: Kilkenny City
McAreavey in line for Robins debut start
- March 9, 2001
It's an ill wind that blows no good: Kilkenny City midfielder Paul McAreavey - forced back to Britain by the foot and mouth crisis - is set to make his full debut for Swindon Town tomorrow!
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Brennan's Cup worry
- March 2, 2001
Foot and mouth disease might rule Kilkenny City's Damien Brennan out of a glamour FAI Cup quarter-final against Bohemians at Buckley Park!
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Cats cut to the Marrow!
- March 1, 2001
Kilkenny City 0 Finn Harps 1
Finn Harps dug one foot out of the Eircom premier relegation mire with a crucial victory at Buckley Park on Tuesday night - James Morrow grabbing the only goal of the game with just four minutes left on the clock.
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Harps claw towards safety
- February 27, 2001
The churches in Ballybofey are packed this afternoon as Finn Harps pray that their Eircom premier game against Kilkenny City tonight can go ahead! The game couldn't have come at a better time for Harps, who are on the verge of an unlikely Houdini act.
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Derry take the Candy
- February 26, 2001
Kilkenny City 0 Derry City 1
Kilkenny have resigned themselves to life in division one next year and have their sights set firmly on their FAI Cup quarter-final against Bohemians next weekend - but with a bit of luck they could still have nicked a point at freezing Buckley Park.
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No red faces at Terryland
- February 17, 2001
Galway United 2 Kilkenny City 0
Galway United, the only Premier club to lose to Kilkenny City at home this season, made sure they didn't suffer that humiliation for the third time on the trot when they ground out a competent win over the Cats.
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Can Cats make it three?
- February 16, 2001
Galway United v Kilkenny City 19:45
Kilkenny City have won just twice on the road all season - and both wins, one in the league and one in the FAI cup, came in Terryland Park against Galway United.
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Kilkenny squeak through in Cup
- February 14, 2001
Kilkenny City 1 Cherry Orchard 0 (aet)
Kilkenny march on to an FAI quarter-final meeting with Bohemians - by the skin of their teeth. New Zealand international centre back Gavin Wilkinson struck for his first goal for Kilkenny in the 120th minute of the match!
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Minnows believe they can win
- February 13, 2001
Kilkenny City v Cherry Orchard 19:30
Intermediate minnows Cherry Orchard are on the trail of FAI Cup history tonight when they visit Buckley Park. The task is to beat Kilkenny City in this third-round replay and reach the quarter-finals for the first time ever.
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Nothing goes right for Kilkenny
- February 12, 2001
Kilkenny City 0 Shamrock Rovers 4
When you are down on your luck, nothing goes right. That's the way things are just now with Kilkenny City, who should have been 3-1 up against Rovers before half time!
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Weather hits Cup games
- February 6, 2001
Gale-force winds and driving rain have wreaked havoc with tonight's schedule of FAI Cup third-round replays.
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FAI Cup: it's Big Tuesday
- February 6, 2001
It's Big Tuesday in the FAI Cup, with five third-round replays down for decision. And there can be no repeat of the weekend's stalemate, as all five must finish on the night.
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Rovers land plum draw
- February 5, 2001
Shamrock Rovers landed the plum draw when the FAI Cup quarter-final pairings were decided at Belfield yesterday evening.
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Orchard's hopes still alive
- February 3, 2001
Cherry Orchard 1 Kilkenny City 1
Struggling premier division side Kilkenny City couldn't have asked for a better start at Richmond Park when they took the lead after two minutes. But brave non-leaguers battled back to force a Buckley Park replay in Tuesday night.
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Cats to take the Cherry?
- February 2, 2001
Cherry Orchard v Kilkenny City, FAI Cup 19:45 BST
Kilkenny City manager Joe McGrath arrives back from New Zealand tonight to take charge of his team for the first time in three games - and that's probably an indication of the Cats' current priorities.
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Transfer mayhem as Eircom deadline falls
- February 1, 2001
They'll tell you the Eircom League is in cash crisis, with Finn Harps, Derry City and Kilkenny City in trouble and players at Galway United and now Waterford United taking big pay cuts - but that didn't stop yesterday from being one of the busiest transfer days ever as clubs raced to beat the Eircom League deadline.
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Riordan joins Longford
- January 31, 2001
St. Pat's unsettled midfielder Paul Byrne has quit the club at his own request. Byrne hasn't featured in the team since the FAI Cup win over Wayside Celtic at the beginning of January and has been frozen out for the last four games.
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Cats lose ninth life
- January 29, 2001
UCD 1 Kilkenny City 0
When you are down, nothing goes right. Kilkenny City dominated this must-win match, missed an assload of first-half chances - including a penalty - and then lost everything to a late strike by substitute Robbie Martin.
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Kilkenny City in cash crisis
- January 23, 2001
Kilkenny City have run into a short-term cash crisis - brought on by the bad weather. Now the big freeze over Christmas is threatening a big freeze in players' wages!
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Cats pick up rare point
- January 22, 2001
Kilkenny City 0 Bohemians 0
Bohemians missed another chance to make up ground on leaders Shelbourne when they were held to a no-score draw at Buckley Park.
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Cats lose out
- January 14, 2001
Kilkenny City 0 St Patrick's Athletic 2
Kilkenny grabbed a draw and a win in their last two outings but it was back to reality with a bang against the Saints. Another Buckley Park defeat and a man sent off to boot.
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Cats do it again
- January 7, 2001
Galway United 0 Kilkenny City 2
Terryland seems to be the only ground Kilkenny can win on this season - and that includes Buckley Park! This was the Cats' first win in fifteen games and their first since Joe McGrath took over as manager.
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McGrath gets one-match ban
- January 4, 2001
Sligo Rovers manager Tommy Cassidy has been fined £100 for falling foul of match officials in a recent game. The former Northern Ireland international has also been cautioned as to his future behaviour.
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Cats show fight to hold Bray
- December 24, 2000
Kilkenny City 2 Bray Wanderers 2
Could Kilkenny City have hit a turning point? Forty-five minutes gone and the game looked to be going the way the rest of the season had gone, with Bray leading 2-0.
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Cork wind back the clock
- December 18, 2000
Cork City 3 Kilkenny City 1
Cork wound back the clock yesterday by starting Pat Morley and John Caulfield up front - and by half time the wily old duo had the Leesiders two up against bottom side Kilkenny.
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Bohs close gap
- December 13, 2000
Bohemians 2 Kilkenny City 1
Bohemians cut the gap on league leaders Shelbourne to just three points with victory over Kilkenny City at Dalymount last night.
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Stakes are high at Dalymount
- December 12, 2000
Bohemians v Kilkenny 19:30
Bohemians and Kilkenny won't believe tonight's meeting is going ahead until the whistle goes to start the game! The previous scheduled meeting of the teams at Buckley Park was postponed four timesand is still pending!
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Costello's rollercoaster!
- December 8, 2000
Eircom first division preview
Greg Costello has dropped down one place in the Eircom League ladder by transferring from Kilkenny City - bottom of the Premier division - to runaway first division leaders Athlone Town.
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Champs too good for Cats
- December 3, 2000
Kilkenny City 0 Shelbourne 3
Kilkenny City finally got the chance to debut their three recent signings -but they were still no match for reigning champions Shelbourne.
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Cats chief calls for summer soccer
- November 28, 2000
Kilkenny v Bohemians, Buckley Park, 19:30
Kilkenny City and Bohemians will try tonight for the third time to play their bottom-versus-top Eircom League fixture - and Cats general manager Jimmy Rhatigan has added his voice to those calling for summer soccer.
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McGrath in triple swoop
- November 23, 2000
Kilkenny City boss Joe McGrath has moved to stiffen his relegation-threatened squad.
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Kilkenny earn stay of execution
- November 22, 2000
The Eircom Premier Division game between Kilkenny City and Bohemians scheduled for last night was postponed after Buckley Park failed a pitch inspection.
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Top face bottom
- November 21, 2000
League leaders Bohemians travel to table proppers Kilkenny City tonight in a game that they must win if they are to be considered serious contenders for honours at the end of the season.
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Galway earn breathing space
- November 19, 2000
Kilkenny City 0 Galway United 1
If Kilkenny are to have any hope of avoiding the drop back to divison one, this is exactly the sort of game they have to win - at home, against the third-from-bottom side, Galway United.
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Rovers keep pressure on
- November 13, 2000
Shamrock Rovers 2 Kilkenny 1
Shamrock Rovers made it a Dublin 1-2-3 at the top of the Eircom Premier table when they beat Kilkenny City at the Morton Stadium in a game that was dominated by referee Damien Hancock.
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Kilkenny in deep trouble
- November 5, 2000
Kilkenny City 0 UCD 1
Kilkenny are in deep relegation trouble
after their latest Buckley Park setback - five points behind Finn Harps at the bottom of the
table and nine points adrift of the safety zone.
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Bulldog set for Irish return as Barbadan leaves - October 26, 2000
With the close season in America, players are left twiddling their thumbs - but with soccer in mid-season everywhere else most decide to cross borders and play on.
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Saints revival continues - October 21,
St. Patrick's Athletic 3 Kilkenny City 0
St. Patrick's Athletic continued their climb up the Premier
Division table on Friday night with an easy win over Kilkenny City,
who continue to slide back towards the lower league.
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Dolan's forward worries - October 20, 2000
St. Patrick's Athletic boss Pat Dolan has a worrying wait to see whether his in-form strikers Liam Kelly and Ger McCarthy will win their battle to be fit to play against Kilkenny City tonight at Richmond Park.
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Jail nightmare for Yank goalkeeper - October 16, 2000
Former Boston Bulldogs Goalkeeper Matt Nelson got a shock welcome to Ireland when he was locked up in Mountjoy jail for a night by immigration officials.
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Longford back on course - October 15, 2000
Kilkenny City 0 Longford Town 1
Hammered 6-1 by Bohs last time out, Longford got their season back on track in the battle of the new boys at Buckley Park.
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Kilkenny sign 'keeper - October 12, 2000
Newly installed Kilkenny City manager Joe McGrath has again moved to strengthen his squad - this time signing goalkeeper Matt Nelson as competition for Robbie Forde.
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Mooney sees red as Cats hold out - October 1, 2000
Kilkenny City 0 Cork City 0
Cork City 'keeper Noel Mooney saw red in the
55th minute after lashing out at Kilkenny's Jason Kabia -
but the toothless Cats' still never looked like scoring on a drab
night at Buckley.
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McGrath is favourite for Cats post
Former Kilkenny City manager Joe McGrath has emerged from the pack as favourite to take over the vacant manager's seat at the club.
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Byrne quits Kilkenny - September 18, 2000
The inevitable happened at the weekend as Dubliner Pat Byrne quit his role as Kilkenny City manager even though his side earned a draw against Finn Harps.
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Forde is hero and villain - September 16, 2000
Finn Harps 1 Kilkenny City 1
Kilkenny 'keeper Robert Forde came to his team's rescue, saving a
penalty to earn City a valuable point at Finn Park.
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Shels get shirty over sending off - September 14, 2000
Shelbourne plan to appeal the sending off of Richie Foran, which happened during the club's 1-0 victory over Kilkenny City at Tolka Park last Friday night.
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Foran sends champions to the top - September 8, 2000
Shelbourne 1 Kikenny City 0
After a sluggish start to the new league campaign, Shelbourne are beginning to find their feet and moved top after a tight 1-0 win against Kilkenny at Tolka Park on Friday night
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Firepower a worry for champions - September 8, 2000
Shelbourne face Kilkenny City at Tolka Park tonight but their manager Dermot Keely is fretting about the lack of firepower in his team.
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First win for Candystripes - September 4, 2000
Kilkenny City 0 Derry City 2
Derry City's well publicised troubles off the pitch were beginning to infringe on things on the pitch - but they put it all behind them yesterday at Buckley Park as they earned their first league win of the campaign, thanks to two second half goals.
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Foley back for Galway? - August 25, 2000
Kieron Foley could return for Galway United tonight as they try to bounce back from the five-goal humiliation at the hands of Bohs last week. The visitors to Terryland Park tonight are newly promoted Kilkenny City.
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Cat's impurrfect start - August 13, 2000
UCD 2 Kikenny City 1
Kilkenny's return to the Premier Division was slightly marred on Saturday, with a 2-1 defeat by UCD but most of it was self inflicted.
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Kilkenny looking to sign Bohs veterans - July 18, 2000
Newly promoted Kilkenny City have made tentative enquiries about the availability of three of Bohemians' senior citizens. Bohs manager Roddy Collins has released Maurice O'Driscoll, Derek Swan and Eoin Mullen and the Cats have emerged as favourites to grab all three.
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Cats chairman steps down -
June 22, 2000
Kilkenny City chairman Tom Cantwell has stepped down from the board after fifteen years as a Buckley Park director.
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Waterford sign duo
- June 20, 2000
Promoted Kilkenny City, seeking to sign players to ensure Premier division survival next season, have instead lost two!
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