Association football in the Republic of Ireland

Association football, commonly referred to as football or soccer (to avoid confusion with Gaelic football), is the team sport with the second highest level of participation in Ireland (with five-a-side games being included). It is the second most popular sport in Ireland and it is also the third most popular spectator sport overall with 16% of total attendances at sports events, behind only Gaelic football (34%) and hurling (23%).

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