Uefa Conference League

Conference League playoffs: Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers make group stages - as it happened

Shels beat Linfield, while Rovers go through on aggregate after 0-0 draw with Santa Clara

Ed McGinty’s stunning save helps Shamrock Rovers join Shelbourne in Conference League

Scoreless draw in Tallaght enough to get past Portuguese side Santa Clara and ensure special night for Irish football

Shamrock Rovers on brink of European milestone ahead of Santa Clara clash in Tallaght

Stephen Bradley urges League of Ireland clubs to raise their European ambitions

Shelbourne could stumble if Linfield drag this second leg playoff all the way to penalties

With a €3.17m prize and a place in the European group stages at stake, Joey O’Brien’s men will have to take out the emotion

Linfield manager David Healy questions refereeing decisions in Shelbourne defeat

Linfield were reduced to 10 when Matt Fitzpatrick was shown red in the 18th minute

Shamrock Rovers come from behind to take away win over Santa Clara

Grant and Mandroiu give Stephen Bradley’s side one-goal lead for return leg at Tallaght Stadium

Shelbourne take two-goal lead to Windsor after big win over 10-man Linfield

Matt Fitzpatrick was shown a straight red in the 18th minute at Tolka Park

Lucrative payday of €3.7m at stake when Shamrock Rovers take on Santa Clara in the Azores

Home side enduring a disastrous start to season, losing in opening two games without scoring and conceding four

Joey O’Brien plays down Windsor Park tricolour scenes ahead of Shels and Linfield rematch

Shels on the cusp of earning €3.8m in Uefa prize money for reaching Conference League proper

Crystal Palace seek increased security for volatile meeting with Nottingham Forest

Fans angry at opponents’ perceived role in Uefa demotion from Europa League

Shelbourne to host Linfield at Tolka Park in Conference League playoff first leg

Shamrock Rovers travel to the Azores to play Santa Clara

Shamrock Rovers blow Ballkani away to book a trip to the Azores

Rory Gaffney scored twice in 4-0 second-leg win at Tallaght Stadium

St Pat’s put up a fight but Besiktas too strong in Istanbul

Stephen Kenny’s side couldn’t sustain their first-half momentum after the break

Conference League qualifiers: Shamrock Rovers crush Ballkani, Besiktas see off St Pat’s – As it happened

Stephen Kenny’s side beaten 3-2 in Istanbul

‘They’re bigger, stronger, faster’: St Pat’s looking to salvage pride in tough European away tie at Besiktas

Saints still want something from Thursday’s game despite their first-leg defeat, says midfielder Baggley

Jack Byrne removed from Shamrock Rovers squad ahead of Conference League clash

Attacking midfielder is not injured but will not play against Ballkani

Joey O’Brien urges Shelbourne players to heal the hurt by progressing in Conference League

League of Ireland champions will face with Linfield or Vikingur of the Faroe Islands in the Conference League playoffs

Europa League: Shelbourne on the cusp of European breakthrough

Avoiding defeat at Tolka Park guarantees Joey O'Brien's men progress to group phase

Shamrock Rovers left with work to do to extend European adventure after Ballkani defeat

Old foe Sunday Adetunji scored the winner to leave Hoops needing win in Tallaght next week

St Pat’s outplayed by classy Besiktas in Conference League

Inside 43 minutes, this two-legged contest was cooked as Tammy Abraham scored hat-trick

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Besiktas 4: Hat-trick for Tammy Abraham as Turkish side dominate – As it happened

Much improved second half by Stephen Kenny’s side, but were outclassed in Tallaght

Mason Melia central to St Pat’s hopes of producing big European shock against Besiktas

Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s star-studded Turkish side come to Tallaght Stadium for Uefa Conference league first-leg tie

Stephen Bradley relying on squad depth to get injury-hit Shamrock Rovers through Kosovo test

Hoops boss acknowledges there is no margin for error on road to Conference League proper

Ole Gunnar Solskjær confirms he was approached by FAI to take Ireland job

‘We had some good conversations, but in the end it did not turn out that way’

Shelbourne and Linfield could meet again in Conference League playoff with €4m at stake

Shelbourne already saw off the Belfast side in a Champions League qualifying round

Shamrock Rovers play out stalemate for easy progress in Conference League qualifiers

Hoops never needed to come close to adding to four-goal advantage from first leg

St Pat’s come from behind against Kalju to set up Besiktas clash

Stephen Kenny’s side progressed in extra time of Conference League qualifier

Conference League qualifiers: Chris Forrester finds late winner for St Pat’s against nine-man Kalju

Frustrating night ends in relief for Stephen Kenny’s side at Richmond

Conference League qualifiers: Shamrock Rovers outclass St Joseph’s in Gibraltar

Stephen Bradley’s men take 4-0 lead into return leg at Tallaght Stadium

Conference League qualifiers: Shamrock Rovers and St Pat’s look to keep their European summer on track

Stephen Bradley’s men are away to St Joseph’s while Stephen Kenny’s charges are at home to Nõmme Kalju

Mason Melia proves too hot to handle as St Patrick’s Athletic see off Hegelmann in Lithuania

Teenage striker scores early goal and sets up a second as Stephen Kenny’s side progress in Uefa Conference League

Aidan Keena ends St Pat’s goal drought to edge past Hegelmann

Keena was on target from the penalty spot late in the Conference League first-leg qualifier at Richmond

St Pat’s boss Stephen Kenny hopes ‘unacceptable’ run comes to an end in European clash with Hegelmann

Lithuanian opponents have strong financial backing and could pose problems for Inchicore club

Shamrock Rovers could face Cliftonville in second all-island clash in Europe this year

St Patrick’s Athletic would play Estonian or Albanian opposition if they make the second round of Conference League

Uefa Conference League draw as it happened: Shamrock Rovers could face Cliftonville in second qualifying round

St Pat’s would face a trip to either Estonia or Albania should they win their first round tie

Shelbourne to face Linfield in Champions League qualifiers in July

St Patrick’s Athletic will play Lithuania’s FC Hemmelberg in the Uefa Conference League

Champions League draw live: Shelbourne draw Linfield in first round

St Patrick’s Athletic will face FC Hemmelberg of Lithuania in the Conference League

Drogheda United’s expulsion from Conference League confirmed as court appeal fails

Louth club miss out on European competition due to multi-club rules

Drogheda United appeal Uefa expulsion from Conference League

Louth club to bring up case with Court for Arbitration for Sport as they face issues with multi-club ownership

Chelsea storm back at Real Betis to win Conference League

Premier League side come from behind to blow Spanish side away in second half

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