All 22 eircom League of Ireland clubs have been given a clean bill of health after they were awarded licences for the 2008 season by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) today.
St. Patrick's Athletic were awarded a licence but this was subject to the club submitting further information to the Club Licensing Committee within an agreed time frame. A financial sanction was also imposed on the club.
Although no further details on the St Pat's situation were disclosed, the FAI confirmed the issue was simply down to a late processing matter and don't envisage any problems.
All 12 Premier Division clubs, plus three from the First Division, received Premier Division licences. The remaining seven clubs in the First Division, including Sporting Fingal, were awarded licences for that division.
The FAI Club Licensing Committee awarded "A" Championship licences last November to the new clubs that will be joining the eircom League of Ireland this season.
