Harps games rescheduled as FAI confirm a number of fixture changes

The Premier Division meeting of Finn Harps and Drogheda United which was postponed on the opening weekend of the new season, will now be played on Monday, April 4.

The match at Finn Park will have an 8pm kick-off and is one of a number of games that have been rescheduled.

Harps v Drogheda was due to be played in Ballybofey on Friday night, February 18 but was called off because the pitch was unplayable.

The following evening, the match between Sligo Rovers and Bohemians was also postponed, and that will now be played on Tuesday, April 5 with a 7.45pm start.

The decision to play the Harps v Drogheda game on Monday, April 4 might not please the Donegal club.

Their manager Ollie Horgan said last week that the FAI should consider playing the game on Friday, March 25. There are no fixtures in the League of Ireland on what’s set aside as an international weekend.

Friday night matches traditionally attract more supporters through the gates at Finn Park than games on a Monday night.

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It’s not the only change to a match involving Harps.

Their north west derby against Sligo Rovers, due to be played on the Easter Bank Holiday Monday, April 18, will kick-off at the earlier time of 6pm.

Also in the Premier Division, Derry City v St. Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers have both been rescheduled. Originally scheduled for Friday, July 8, both fixtures will now take place on Monday, May 9 due to their participation in European competitions. UCD AFC v Bohemians, scheduled for Friday, March 18, will now kick-off at the earlier time of 5pm.

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On Monday, April 18, four fixtures will kick-off at an earlier time. Shelbourne v Bohemians will start at 3pm, UCD v St. Patrick's Athletic will kick-off at 5pm, Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers is now scheduled for 6pm and Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk is set for 7pm.

Finn Harps against Drogheda United will now be played on Monday, April 4 at 8pm

UCD v Shamrock Rovers, originally scheduled for Friday, May 20, will now take place on Thursday, May 19, with kick-off at 7.45pm.

First Division

In the First Division, the Longford Town v Cobh Ramblers fixture, which was postponed on Saturday, February 19, will now take place on Tuesday, April 12, with kick-off at 7.45pm.

Also, two Longford Town fixtures have been brought forward from Saturday to Friday on their respective weekends. Longford Town v Galway United will now take place on Friday, March 25 whilst Longford Town v Bray Wanderers is set for Friday, June 10.

Treaty United v Athlone Town, which was postponed on Friday, February 25, will now take place on Monday, April 4, with kick-off at 7.45pm

Treaty United v Cork City, scheduled for Friday, March 18, has been brought forward to kick-off at 3pm whilst on Monday, April 18, Waterford v Cork City will now kick-off at 2pm whilst Bray Wanderers v Longford Town will now take place at 3.30pm.

Three fixtures have also been brought forward on Monday, May 2 with Waterford v Athlone Town scheduled for 2pm whilst Cork City v Treaty United and Galway United v Longford Town are both scheduled for 5pm.