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R. of Ireland - 19 December, 2006
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Limerick has not been able to obtain a Football Association of Ireland licence for 2007, and will not be in the league.
The club had appealed the decision of the Club Licensing First Instance Committee to the Club Licensing Appeal Board which upheld the original decision. Limerick FC's failure to receive a licence is the first occasion since the process was introduced that an Irish club has not been awarded any licence.
FAI chief executive officer John Delaney said the minimum standards applied to clubs needed to be maintained.
But he also said that the FAI wanted to see an eircom League club in the major population centres in the country, including Limerick.
"In the light of (the) decision, we would welcome other applications for a licence from the Limerick area," Delaney said. "We want a healthy Limerick based club in the new Eircom League of Ireland and if interested entities seek a licence, we would assess them carefully for their suitability to meet the criteria required to play in the League."
The FAI is in talks to take over the lease of Hogan Park, the ground where Limerick FC was based. The FAI plan is to develop the facility as a base for senior football in the area.
In November, Limerick FC chairman Danny Drew claimed a Polish business consortium has approached the club with a view to taking over the First Division side but nothing happened. Drew claimed the club's future was under threat in the absence of a long-term lease at Hogan Park.
The club had appealed the decision of the Club Licensing First Instance Committee to the Club Licensing Appeal Board which upheld the original decision. Limerick FC's failure to receive a licence is the first occasion since the process was introduced that an Irish club has not been awarded any licence.
FAI chief executive officer John Delaney said the minimum standards applied to clubs needed to be maintained.
But he also said that the FAI wanted to see an eircom League club in the major population centres in the country, including Limerick.
"In the light of (the) decision, we would welcome other applications for a licence from the Limerick area," Delaney said. "We want a healthy Limerick based club in the new Eircom League of Ireland and if interested entities seek a licence, we would assess them carefully for their suitability to meet the criteria required to play in the League."
The FAI is in talks to take over the lease of Hogan Park, the ground where Limerick FC was based. The FAI plan is to develop the facility as a base for senior football in the area.
In November, Limerick FC chairman Danny Drew claimed a Polish business consortium has approached the club with a view to taking over the First Division side but nothing happened. Drew claimed the club's future was under threat in the absence of a long-term lease at Hogan Park.
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