native Limerick (see Tweet him @alanob2112 I love nothing more than to sit down and watch a game of football from most divisions across Europe. Sometimes put in front of a laptop and sentences are strung together. Student whose interests lie in sports ranging from Darts to MMA, with the likes of Golf, Boxing and Soccer in between. Closet wrestling fan and a lover of sports psychology and stiff jabs. Tweets rubbish @ChrisK9605 A recent graduate of Law, Media and Cultural Studies from University of Limerick, Eoin Lyons has been writing for many years. He was Comment Section editor for An Focal in UL and was also involved in the creation of Between The Lines magazine in Waterford. Eoin is a Man United fan, and yes, one of those annoying ones. He is also a massive tennis fan, and one of the best table tennis players in the universe. Sean Cremin graduated from University College Cork with a Bachelor of Education in Sports Studies and PE. A self-proclaimed 'pure G.A.A head', Sean recentlymade the transition from spluttering offline to writing online. Sean loves nothing more than a good debate and still hopes for Tebow to return. A lover of all sports, Seán has a particular interest in all things GAA. Simon is a freelance sports writer (specialising in football), Cork native, History and Economics graduate from UCC and long-suffering Liverpool fan. English graduate, amateur writer and photographer who eats football before breakfast. Master of time zones and watching football at uncomfortably unnatural times after spending 2 years in Korea. Currently living in Amsterdam. Tweet @HoeJobbs Community manager for Pundit Arena. Want to join the team? Got an idea? Get him at Adam Behan is studying Music and History at Trinity College, Dublin. A Newcastle United and Leinster fan, his main sports of interest are football and rugby. A Fantasy Premier League addict and a huge Manchester United fan as well. Love to chat and interact with people at home and abroad. Twitter @world_fpland also please find attached my pic. I work in a call centre by day but my true passion is discussing football's trivia and oddities, as well as focusing on the current affairs of the Premier League, with a keen eye being placed on Manchester United's fortunes. A University College Cork graduate in History, Politics and International Relations, Alan Casey contributes on current affairs to various publications. However, sport is his real passion. An enthusiastic yet unfit cyclist, Alan admits to being 'more of a talker than a player.' when it comes to the beautiful game of football. Andrew has a passion for all things rugby having been born and bred in the rugby grounds of Limerick. Digital Marketing Manager by day Sports Pundit by night! Aaron is a passionate Sligo Rovers fan that attends most home games. He works shift work on the front line. Alan is a recent graduate with a BA in Journalism. Once called a US bank vault “home” for a night. A football nut and fond lover of happy hour.Developing a hint of megalomania as he ages. 18 year old aspiring actor and rugby fanatic. An Arts student at Carlow College. Can sniff out a GAA conversation a mile away. Hurling is my first love, with a side interest in Camogie and Gaelic Football. For more from this GAA nut follow @clashoftheashkk on Twitter. Adam is an Arts student in University College Cork.Hailing from Tipperary, Adam is passionate about soccer, tennis and F1. Alan Dempsey is a recent graduate of Political Science. He is also a life-long rugby player, pitch and putt enthusiast, and casual ice hockey fan. He will watch almost any sport you put in front of him, and claims Eurosport is great for the obscure stuff. 22 year old graduate in Sports Technology from the University of Ulster. Fan of English and European football as well as golf, tennis and US Sports. Opinions are generally sound and logical except in regards to Ryan Babel, a living legend. Amy is a Galway woman with an Arts degree from NUIG and currentlycompleting an MA in Journalism at Griffith College Dublin. Amy's interested in all things sport but the GAA takes pride of place followed by horse racing, soccer and rugby. Women in sport is also an interest. You can follow her on twitter @amyforde6 Aaron is a freelance writer and first year journalism student at DCU. His interests are found in football and GAA. He believes that football is a beautiful game that must be played beautifully. You can follow him on Twitter @AaronGallagher8. Passionate Munster Rugby supporter with a degree in Theoretical Physics and a black belt in Kenpo Karate, as you do! You can find him on Twitter @TheBuherfather Anthony Horgan is no stranger to Irish rugby fans. The Heineken Cup winner and former Ireland international is Munster's all-time leading try scorer, touching down for the province 41 times. Adam Kelly. Bohemians fan since 2008. Witnessedn Bohs win the league in 2009 to complete a historic two league titles in a row. Also watched the Setanta Cupsuccess in 2010. Studying Business and German in Trinity College. Other hobbies include playing golf and refereeing GAA matches. A Law graduate with an interest in all things sport, Alex has ambitions of being a sports agent purely just to shout “show me the money”. Follow him on Twitter for regular sports law updates @AlexKirwanLaw Aodán Mitchell is a graduate from Queen’s University Belfast with a degree in Irish and Politics. The Irish language is a huge part of Aodán’s life however it is his passion for sports, NBA, football and wrestling specifically, that has driven him to sports journalism. DCU journalism masters student. Liverpool fan and Wexford native which means I have to cling on to past glories quite a bit. Once dressed up as Marty Morrissey for Halloween.... Twitter: @Amymolloy9 Interested in all sports but in particular Golf, Soccer, Rugby and Gaelic Games. Big time Man United and Munster Rugby fan but with “miles on the clock” can only watch these sports now! Keengolfer and all things to do with golf. Golf Digest Ireland Panel Reviewer. MA Journalism Student at NUIG. Interested in all sports from GAA to NFL. I m a 21 year old student looking for a life partner.. sorry wrong site, my name is Andrew O'Reilly and I study Business and Economics in Trinity College Dublin. I would describe my writing style as a very much unpolished mixture of cynicism and humour...I am a United fan who's only ever supported a successful team so finding the current demise guiltily refreshing. One of Facebook's biggest Arsenal blogs, run by 5 dedicated Gooners from around the world, bringing you the latest transfer updates and more. facebook.com/ArsenalTSN I enjoy watching and playing Gaelic football and hurling, also enjoy spectating and playing a bit of soccer on the side. A recent graduate of New Media and English at the University of Limerick, Andy Twomey has always had a passion for sport. He has previously worked for The Corkman Newspaper and has always had aninterest in sports journalism. Andy is a massive Manchester United fan, but follows pretty much any sport……with the exception of cricket. 23 year old student who, despite studying Financial Economics, still managed to write a thesis on a sporting topic! Interested in all sports and the rise of the Moneyball era. Barry Aldworth is a Cork based writer with experience in both print and online journalism, having served as the sports editor for the UCC Express before taking over the Deputy Editor in Chief and News Editor positions. Barry’s sporting interests include tennis, American football and golf. Currently living in Reading, UK, Brian is a UCC graduate with a BA in Maths and English, and an MA in Film Studies. A lifelong Man United fan and a proud Kerryman, Brian is particularly interested in Football, GAA and NBA but will watch pretty much any sport (except cricket and snooker!). When not screaming “advice” to highly tuned athletes on his TV, Bill likes to ponder the “whys” and “whatif” questions of sport. Happiest when watching rugby, boxing and US sports. Ben is a journalist currently based in London, previously Cape Town, who works for Planet Rugby, The Times and other publications. MA in journalism from the University of Limerick. Would have an interested in most sports on land and in the sea. Passionate music fan with an interest in languages. Twitter @Creed_Clicks Barry is a supermarket manager from Cork who has played a bit of rugby and has too many opinions. Currently studying Applied Business & Project Management in the University of Limerick Brian has been involved in soccer and GAA clubs at grassroots level in Kerry, Dublin and Limerick down through the years. He formed his own ‘lads mag’ in 2009 and is now hoping to expand his writing experience on an online publication. He hails from the literary mecca of Listowel Co. Kerry. My name is Ben Forsyth. I'm a life long Martial Artist now competing in Mixed Martial Arts, training in Straight Blast GymIreland. My aim is to reach the highest platforms imaginable in this sport & to be considered one of the greatest of all time. Barry French has been involved in rugby throughout his life and writes about all aspects of the modern game. He currently runs his own blog, www.TotalFlanker.blogspot.ie . where you can read more of his articles. Long-term Republic of Ireland season ticket holder and passionate Liverpool fan, but will watch any sport. Especially if Ireland are playing it! Views are my own. Brendan is a final year Med Student in UCD and Rugby enthusiast. A Leinster fan and former club rugby bench warmer, he has a special interest in sports medicine particularly in concussion and medical imaging. Follow on Twitter @KellyBrendans My name is Ben Lewis, 28, and I'm from Swansea in South Wales. I live and breath rugby, and apart from being a frustrated Wales supporter I worship the All Blacks and super rugby. I'm full of cynical humour and love a good laugh Kilkenny man in Dublin.Fascinated by sport: the skill, the drama, the passion, even the greed and dishonesty. Brein is a second year DCU journalism student who is passionate about most sports but none more so than Soccer, Golf and GAA. Brein has covered games in Croke Park for a regional paper and reports on local club games when he's not in college. He also contributes to a weekly sports podcast with fellow Pundit Arena contributor Jack O'Toole and other members of DCUfm's Action Replay sports show. Brian Ryle is currently studying at University College Cork. From Kerry, Gaelic Football is his main sport but he is also a keen follower of hurling, soccer and golf. Young aspiring journalist from Dundalk, who has held a season ticket at Oriel Park for the last five years. Loves all things League of Ireland Brian Strahan is a freelance writer and author. He can be found on Twitter @StrahanBrian. Soon to be English and German graduate in University College Cork. In love with soccer, unable to play racket sportsand the undisputed Pro Evolution 2008 champion with Saudi Arabia. @twomey_ben Charlie is a climber and skier who lives in Austria but maintains a long distance relationship with the English and World rugby scenes. Currently studying BIS at University College Cork, Ciarán can be described as an all-round sports addict. In his spare time he can be found attempting to guide San Marino to World Cup glory on Football Manager, however rugby is and has always been his one true love. Céimin Burke is mildly obsessed with sports. He’s all in on the NBA, football, rugby, and gaelic football, but nothing moves his soul like hurling. As a day job Céimin works as a researcher and broadcaster with AA Roadwatch. Find Céimin on Twitter on @CeiminB. A grumpy early morning commuter with an opinion on all things football. Ciaran aspires to be a football hipster but, to his dismay, can't pull off dark rimmed glasses or skinny jeans. Footballer with Drumcondra FC, talker of nonsense with anyone that willlisten. Follow or get in touch via Creator of The Undersized Basketball Blog & Podcast, Chris is a huge hoops fantastic who follows and writes about basketball in the UK and across the pond. You can follow The Undersized Basketball Blog & Podcast by Ciaran Cronin is currently completing an MA in Journalism at Cork Institute of Technology. You can contact Ciaran via email at or on Twitter via Cheers Currently studying English and Psychology at the University of Limerick, Cian Dalton is a lifelong Manchester United fan but 'tries' to keep his articles unbiased. English football, hurling and Gaelic football are Cian's main interests. Follow him on twitter, @DaltonCian. Ciaran is a Graduate of Irish and New Media from the University of Limerick. He loves every sport known to man but he especially has a soft spot for Basketball and of course the noble sport of Chess Boxing (it’s real). Follow him on Twitter @DarcyCiaran. A graduate of Philosophy and Politics from Queen's University,Belfast, Cormac is currently working as a teacher in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cormac writes about a lot of things but he could talk about MMA all day, much to the chagrin of loved ones, so on to the internet his ramblings shall go... Craig Farrell is a an avid fan of all things sports. Stemming from the heart of Ireland; Dublin, Craig has followed sport since he was able to first say the word - obviously his understanding and comprehension of each games' intricacy came a little later. Trinity graduate, lover of all sports played and speaker of many languages foreign. Guardian of grammar and general cynic. Liverpool & Leinster lover. A graduate from Trinity College and a longtime sufferer of Bohemian Football Club, Conor enjoys watching, talking and writing about sport. Wasn't alive during Italia '90 and has regretted it ever since. Also might find him at the cricket. Follow him at @ConorHayes08 Conor is a recent graduate History and Political Science graduate with an interest in health andfootball. He has been a long-suffering Leeds United fan since the late 1990s but as always remains optimistic for next season! Graduate of Economics & Politics Degree, coupled with Masters in Economics. Working in the Finance Sector in Cork for past few years. Liverpool Supporter. Follow me on Twitter @C_Herlihy Sports-centric, argumentative and passionate. This trio of adjectives describes Cj O'Neill in a nut-shell. Love and live sports? Feel the urge to have your say? Why not drop me a line @cjoneill92 Sports nut with a passion for Rugby and GAA, while Soccer gets a look in too. One of the many Sports Journalist's coming from DCU. Some of my work can be seen on LiveGaelic.com and heard on Dublin City FM. Zoology graduate, Chelsea fan, aspiring zookeeper, occasional heart breaker, Colin Keane spends his time lamenting dole life and watching as much sport as possible. He occasionally writes the odd piece once he actually remembers. Young aspiring sports journalist from the north ofIreland. Strong but almost unhealthy addiction of sport. Football and golf fanatic. Big NFL and GAA fan also. Quite simply the best Fifa player Ireland's ever seen. Twitter - @conorjkeenan Recent graduate of English and French. Mainly interested in Football, Golf and Tennis. Conor is a UCC graduate with a huge interest in sport especially GAA, Soccer, Rugby and NFL. Will watch whatever sport is put on the TV. Conor McManus is a Dublin based reporter. He has been a Shelbourne supporter since he was a child and was previously involved with The 1895 Trust, a supporter’s trust aimed at promoting the needs and interests of Shelbourne FC supporters. Conor writes on various topics including the League of Ireland and the Irish International Senior squad. Conor is on twitter under the handle @ConorMcManus87. GAA fanatic with keen interest in Rugby and Soccer. Jumps on most bandwagons! 21-year-old Business & Accounting student in NUI Maynooth. Played football once upon a time, now watches asmuch as humanly possible. Manchester United fan but also a overly keen follower of European Football. Has a secret love of all things Francesco Totti. DCU, Final Year Sport & Health Science Student. If it isn't Rugby or Travel, you probably won't see me doing it. Follow me on Twitter/Instagram @cathalmurtagh A writer about many sports but football really gets his blood pumping, with golf, boxing, tennis and darts not far behind. Cian has written for many outlets including The Irish Times and Setanta.com and can also be found giving his tuppence worth on the airwaves too. Twitter: @cianocallaghan1 Colm graduated from UCC with a degree in accounting but is hoping to leave the numbers behind and pursue a career in sports writing. Passionate about football and interested in a whole host of other sports, Colm is a long-suffering Man United fan. Other interests include reading, playing poker and socialising with friends. Twitter: @iL1keS0up Conor is currently a Bachelor of Education studentin Mary I, Limerick. A follower of many sports including Gaelic football, rugby and football, Conor would be most knowledgeable on NBA basketball. A Knicks fan, but that doesn't mean they escape his criticism! Chris has a Masters in Law and is currently pursuing a career as a solicitor. His true love however lies with sport. A Kilkenny man born and bread he follows the GAA passionately. Follow Chris on Twitter @Chris_Prender Cian is a final year journalism student in DCU. Practiced in both radio and print, huge sports fan particularly soccer and GAA. Twitter: cian_roche I'm Conor, a recently graduated English and Geography student of NUIG. A passionate Mayo man, so therefore well used to sporting heartbreak. A general football fanatic, with a particular love for Liverpool FC. Keen on all major European leagues, and always on the watch for the games next stars. Follow at @csherryLFC. Chris Shields is a professional footballer for Dundalk FC, and was a major cog in the team that secureda League of Ireland title and cup double in 2014. Darragh Bermingham is a journalism student at the University of Limerick. Originally from Carlow, Darragh is a Liverpool fanatic on work placement with the Carlow Nationalist and soon to be with the Irish Examiner. With a keen interest in many sports, Darragh currently plays soccer for the University of Limerick team and coaches in Carlow. Twitter page: (For all general ramblings and thoughts) Dan loves writing about football and focuses mainly on the Premier League in his posts. He enjoys looking a little deeper into the goings on in and around football and often spends plenty of time delving into the stats to explain what we're seeing each week. I'm 34 and was born in Tipperary. Currently living in Cork but got here via 6 years in London and 2 in Limerick. I've always had an interest in writing and in sports. Specifically football. I once met David O' Leary while queuing to go up the Eiffel tower. Married with two kids, living in Co.Meath. Originally from Kanturk Co. Cork where my love for GAA began. Grew up listening to stories of Christy Ring, the Doyles the Rackards and other GAA legends. Supporting, discussing and writing about our national sport is a passion of mine. A Munster man exiled in Dublin! Insanely passionate, but cut-throat about rugby, simply don't tolerate any fluffy or prima donna behavior in my beloved sport. Be prepared for some hard hitting opinions as there no fence in sight to sit on here! David is a final year journalism student at Dublin City University, with a passion for sport. He's also a depressed Manchester United fan, optimistic Meath supporter and MMA enthusiast. Follow him on Twitter @DavidClarke__ Darragh Cleary is an Arts, Joint Honours student at the University of Limerick, Living in Shinrone, Co. Offaly, Darragh is passionate about all things sport, in particular hurling and soccer. Darragh sees Pundit Arena as the perfect platform to combine his two passions; sport andwriting. Former Cork City and Bohemians defender. FAI Cup winner in 1998 with Cork City. Won the Premier Division with Bohs in the 2002/03 season and with Cork City in 2005. Aspiring to write words on the beautiful game and lover of all things international football, European football and Waterford United. David has a keen interest in all sports but mainly writes boxing related articles. He can be contacted at Graduated from L.I.T with an honours degree in Marketing and Management. A lover of most sports in particular GAA, golf and Soccer. A passionate Limerick GAA and Manchester United fan. Currently playing hurling for Murroe/Boher Seniors in Limerick. Daniel Edwards is an accounting and finance graduate based in Dublin. However, his real passion is sport, as outlined by Daniel's passionate articles. You can follow Daniel on Twitter via . Dominic graduated from University College Cork with an honours degree in English and History. He has also completed a News Journalism course and isan accomplished writer. Denis Foynes was born in New York City to Irish parents in 1991. When he was 8, his family returned to Celtic Tiger Ireland. Denis has an International Politics degree from Aberystwyth University in Wales. He has been published online by various media publications. Dave is our expert on rugby. He covers all aspects of world rugby, and is a Munster fan. Opinionated, unreasonable, irreverent & completely charmless and that’s before you add booze! No shortage of volunteers to agree with that summing up! 2nd year business student in Trinity College Dublin. Seeing as Darren's friends have stopped listening to him when he rambles on about football, the good readers of Pundit Arena can now read his ramblings. Darren is particularly interested in the history of football in Ireland. A physiotherapy student in UCD, David Kennedy is that odd fella who can list most Liverpool starting line-ups over the past ten years or so (despite Benitez's propensity for rotation).Pensieve, calculating, dashingly handsome. On Twitter, Instagram and other such social networks under @rilybigshoo. A football fanatic from the stony grey soil of Monaghan, cursed and blessed to support Blackburn Rovers which is handy because they share Monaghan's colours so I save a fortune on flags. Once met Marouane Fellani in a supermarket in Liverpool, he was, very tall. Donal is currently doing a MA in Journalism, as well as working as a freelance writer for a media company based in Dublin. He loves sport and is an avid Liverpool fan. You can reach him at @donaltlucey or Damien is a graduate from NUI Galway with an Honours BA in English & History. He loves all sports but football and Manchester United are his main interests. Damien loves social media, sports books and talking football. Find him on Twitter at @McEvoyDamien. Born and raised in Cork. An Engineer by day. Married with two children: Elaine, Abby (9) & Jack (6). Munster season ticket holder and fanatical Irish RugbyFan. My name is Dave Meier. I am a former FIFA assistant Referee and these days I work on all things football in the media. When I refereed, I shared pitches with the likes of Dermot Keely, Damian Richardson, Mick Neville, Pat Fenlon, Paul Gascoigne, Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish, to name just a few. These days I do a lot of media work in and around Irish soccer. I have also worked for Sports Tonight TV, BBC Radio, Toronto Radio and regularly write articles on various Barclays Premier League websites. I hope you enjoy my pieces. Damien is a passionate lover of sport from North Dublin. He loves watching soccer, golf, snooker and darts.A huge Manchester United fan, Damien plays golf and snooker in his spare time. You can follow him on twitter @damienmorris28. Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird trains in boxing, MMA and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the MMA Clinic Cork. She has big aspirations and hopes for women in fighting sports. Deirbhile has a working knowledge of fighttraining from personal experience and would love to raise the profile of female fighters and hopefully encourage other girls and women to join the combat community. Dan is a massive Shamrock Rovers fan, but also support Leeds United and Barcelona. He is working his way through the coaching badges and holds a degree in Sports and Exercise Management from UCD. A lover of all sports, Dan is an all round good egg. Dave is a passionate sports fan who mainly writes about Liverpool FC. He has played GAA at various levels and shares a passion for that also. You can find him on Twitter @DaveOCKOP or visit his website: Daniel O'Connor is a student currently studying journalism in Dublin City University. When not watching or writing about Mixed Martial Arts, he can be heard appearing on DCUfm's Action Replay or hitting drums as hard as possible. Donal O Doherty, is a boxing addict. Hailing from Midleton Co. Cork.he also has a strong interest in other sports such as hurling, rugby and Gaelicfootball. German and Economics graduate from Trinity College Dublin. Former underage Irish swimming champion. Interested in all things sport. Once held a top ten time worldwide for Luigi Circuit on Mario Kart Wii. Trying to find a use for the huge chunk of memory in my head taken up with sports has led me to Pundit Arena. My greatest interests are in football and rugby. I enjoyed a fruitless career in the latter which spanned the eras of the 4 point and 5 point tries although I can't remember scoring many of either. I love all sports with the possible exception of dressage. Donnacha Curtin; Munster and Arsenal supporter since 2003, 1st year studying Government in University College Cork. Donnacha has an interest in many sports, in particular soccer, a sport in which he has been writing articles about for a number of years. David O’Rourke is a recent BComm Graduate from UCC. He was a prominent member of the Commerce Society & held the position of Sports Officer for one year. He writeson all aspects of modern football as well as golf on both the PGA & European Tours. Some of his articles can be viewed on his football blog You can follow him on Twitter via First year journalism student in DIT. Life long Waterford United fan. Chasing my dream of being a sucessful sports journalist. Twitter - @DavidPheasey David is a journalism graduate from Griffith College Cork with a keen interest in all sports in particular Gaelic Football and Boxing. David Revers is a highly regarded member of the PA Team. His Racing Post background has given David the opportunity to write horse racing analysis and feature in tipping previews for Racing Post TV. David is a keen fan of horse racing, in particular NH racing, and this is expertise along with NFL and football. David Rusk studies creative writing for digital media in the Institute of Technology in Tralee. David has a massive interest in soccer, rugby, football and horse racing and this is reflected in his works. I’m a teacher qualifiedfrom UCC with a BA from NUI Maynooth to back it up. I enjoy Football, Rugby, Hurling, Soccer and indeed any chance to be distracted from daily life with the chance to watch sport. A fanatical Liverpool supporter and former marathon runner. Writing mainly on English football but feel confident giving an opinion on most sports! Working in finance by day. University College Cork graduate, avid follower of all things football related, and contributor for thejournalist.ie. A Man United and Ireland fan, Daniel is also a player and coach of GAA, and a proud Cork man. He also has an interest in Rugby and Golf. All opinions expressed are Daniel's own and you can follow him on Twitter via A UCD graduate, Eilis is completing her MA in Journalism at Griffith College Dublin. A big sports fan, but tennis is the main passion. Avid follower of Newcastle United and New England Patriots. Has been known to get into arguments with people over "Who is the greatest- Nadal or Federer?" [It's Federer] . TCDphilosophy graduate. Intend to write about issues surrounding the history, psychology, politics and economics of sport - mostly football. Business Graduate. I was a golfer once upon a time. These days I spend more time carrying bags than chasing birdies. I recently won the Lotto, I just do this for fun! Enda is a 20-year-old journalism student in DCU. He's an avid GAA and soccer fan. Enda also takes part in the Action Replay radio show and the weekly Action Replay - Extra time podcast. Edel Flynn is a journalist whose main interests are fashion, beauty and health. Her education background includes a past history of studying social studies. A creative hardworking individual who is very passionate about writing. She pays great attention to detail and aims to create interesting articles. 19-year-old Journalism and New Media student at the University of Limerick. Living in County Clare, an avid follower of all sports especially golf, football, GAA and darts. Twitter @EvanG1888 Asemi-retired Junior footballer, Eoin has recently graduated from Trinity College Dublin, having completed a degree in History & Political Science. A self-confessed sports and politics addict, he has a particular love for all things G.A.A. and soccer. Twitter: @ehallissey91 Eoin is a recent DIT Journalism graduate with an unbreakable bond with motorsport and football. F1 is just the beginning for this 23-year old as he revels in a wide variety of racing disciplines. He's also finding his feet as a relatively fresh follower of the League of Ireland, and St. Pat's in particular. Eamonn Hickson is a Gaelic Football enthusiast. He has played for Kerry at every level in recent years, winning two All-Ireland medals in the process. He is currently undertaking a Creative Writing degree course in IT Tralee. "Eoghan is a Law and Irish student in UCC and is a big fan of Limerick GAA and Munster Rugby. Hurling, Gaelic football and soccer are his main interests, but he's into just about every othersport there is. Eric Miller is a former Ulster, Leinster, Barbarians, Ireland and British and Irish Lions rugby union player. Miller is part of a rare breed of sports stars to make the jump from professional rugby to gaelic football for Dublin. Football, tennis and cricket enthusiast from London and Leyton Orient supporter; with a keen interest in the coaching and managerial aspect of professional sport. Current NCTJ trainee with aims of becoming a sport all-rounder, in the journalistic sense. Cork based, Waterford born & WIT graduate. Liverpool fanatic with a strong emphasis on writing about all Football topics. The old European Cup is a particular favourite subject. Working in IT by day. A self diagnosed sportaholic, Eoin plays soccer and Gaelic Football (somewhat) competitively. His family think he is an insomniac, but sadly it is just his my addiction to the NFL and NBA that mean he has to stay up late. Emmet Ryan is Editor of , where he writes the Tactics not Passion column ondebate. A Physiotherapist and Sports Science graduate, who has trained in boxing and has a wide range of interest in martial arts. LegitMMA has cultivated his own and you can follow him for the latest inside news, blogs and opinions. Luke Lonergan is a graduate of University College Cork with BA (Hons) and MA in History. Born in Tipperary and a follower of Manchester United and the New England Patriots but the real passion lies with hurling as an ardent supporter of Tipperary (where life has been difficult since 2010) and enthusiast of the game. You can follow Luke on Twitter: @Luke_Lonergan. Leon McSweeney is a professional footballer with Leyton Orient. He has been involved in elite football throughout his career, having previously played for Cork City, Stockport County and Hartlepool United amongst others. You can read more of Leon's articles via his personal blog, You can also follow him on Twitter via . Currently studying Media and politics in DCU. Obsessed with the state of Irishsoccer, especially league of Ireland. Man united supporter, massive Kildare GAA fan and currently manager of Stro Celtic FC. Former St. Kieran's college cross country captain. The League of Ireland Blog is a website set-up by the fans, for the fans to give exclusive insights to all things LOI. There are match reports, player interviews & live updates on the website ( ). Founded in 2010, the blog has increased dramatically and has high hopes of increasing the league's fanbase. Lawrence Vos – NFL blogger for Pundit Arena. Lawrence is 38, married with a 1 year old daughter and lives in North Birmingham. Lawrence has followed the NFL since 1985 and has been to six NFL stadiums. He has spent time with a Hall of Fame enshrinee and also played and coached in England. Check out Lawrence's NFL blog, . You can follow Lawrence on Twitter via . You can also contact Lawrence through his . Sports Journalist, master of all trades, jack of none. Podcaster, Writer, Producer and Tipster. Specialinterests include Fantasy Football and eccentric managers. @m_brosnan I eat football, I sleep football, I breathe football. I'm not crazy, I'm just Passionate. Matt is a graduate from Queen's University Belfast with a degree in Irish & Celtic Studies. A big Chelsea fan with a keen interest in GAA,Mat's greatest passion is rugby. Matt is an advocate for the Irish language and has spent many a summer in the Donegal Gaeltacht. Journalist and writer from Brazil currently based in Ireland despite its weather. Has always loved football, a bit of a laugh and the good things tomorrow might bring, combination that explains his blind passion for Flamengo. Never denies bacon and the good auld pale ale. Michael Dorgan has a BA (Politics & History) and a MA (History) from UCC specialising in U.S. foreign policy. He has played senior football with Nemo Rangers and soccer with UCC. Michael’s other interests include WWE and horse racing. Follow him on twitter @MDorgan Muiris is a history and sociologygraduate with a keen interest in football, the Irish national team, and motorsports. Enjoys reading about, talking about and dissecting all sports and the endless drama and sideshows that accompany them. Lives in Cork but from Kildare and works in I.T. Twitter: @muirisd Moss Finn is a former Irish international and Munster rugby player. Moss was part of the historic Munster side that trounced New Zealand 12-0 in Thomond Park. Irish exile currently residing in Barcelona but stay up to the date with the latest in League of Ireland and the Premier League. Graduating from UCD with a Chemical engineering degree this year, Micheal is from Cavan and has played Gaelic football for club and college (UCD) and hurling for club and county. His other interests include hill walking, rugby, football, reading and all things sport. Michael Hayes is widely regarded as being the best sportswriter in his apartment. He lives alone in Cork. Hi all, I’m Mike, a part time player and long-term fan. I startedrugby writing during RWC 2015, inspired by the fans on the train and the passion and support around the grounds, I just wanted to share my opinion, my thoughts about our passion. Michael Kerrigan hails from Buncrana Co. Donegal and is a current Derry city season ticket holder. He is also a member of the Pride of the Northside Derry City supporters club and is currently studying a foundation degree in Sport at the North West Regional College in Derry. A fitness instructor with great knowledge in fitness and weight training. Aspires to work with athletes at the highest level. Sporting knowledge in football. @athletemichael I'm Mark Lynch and I'm an 18 year old sports fanatic and aspiring writer from Tralee, Co. Kerry. I play hurling and follow soccer, Gaelic football, hurling and rugby passionately. Mark is our expert on European and World soccer. He is is a QPR fan, but I suppose we all have our downfalls. You can follow Mark on Twitter via MMAMount provides the latest UFC and MMA news,results and interviews to the MMA community. For the fans, by the fans. Check out the site by clicking . "A fan of most sports but unfortunately a master of none, I take a particular interest in rugby, soccer and the NFL. I am also a seasoned boxing observer although deemed (by my mother) to be too handsome to box." Follow me on Twitter @Mlmcc86 Mark McDermott is a graduate of TCD, where he studied History and contributed sports articles to the college papers. Originally from Derry, he's been living in Dublin for the last 9 years and works as an editor. He enjoys chicken rolls and scoring goals Currently studying Sports Journalism at University West of Scotland. A football fan but a Rangers fan first and foremost with a big interest in various sports including football and tennis. You can follow Mark on Twitter via Michael McKenna is a Business Studies student from the north east. With a keen interest in writing, Michael has a particular interest in, especially football and Gaelicfootball. I am a GAA enthusiast with a background in coaching and video analysis. Proud Slaughtneil and Derry man. Love writing about, listening to and watching sport. A sports geek really! Northern Irishman with a Law (with history) degree for UCD. Regularly compared to James Nesbitt. Ulster and Ireland rugby fan, has suffered greatly at the hands of Leinster in recent years. LA Clippers fan, enjoy following the NBA generally, as well as tennis, golf and F1. Qualified Journalist from Griffith College Cork. Founder and Presenter of Injury Time Radio Show on UCC 98.3FM. This past year I was the presenter on a number of different shows on 88.7 Juice FM. Huge interest in sports, mainly UFC, soccer and hurling. I played hurling for many years with Blackrock NHC and currently play soccer with The Sextant FC. A 21-year-old Journalism student from Clare, Michael embarked on this path due to his never-ending obsession with soccer, as well as his passion for creative writing. Channeling thesetwo passions, Michael hopes to follow in the footsteps of his journalistic inspirations, such as Michael Walker and Emmett Malone. Currently studying Journalism in Dublin City University, Niall livesin Kildare and is passionate about Hurling and American Football. He has previously written for a number of online publications and has his own NFL based blog: Neill is a fan of most sports but favours Racing, Football, Boxing and GAA. Can be found on Twitter @Neill_Dennehy Founder and Editor of Boxing News and Views. Also currently boxing journalist for About.com and has been known to throw in his two cents worth on the sweet science for different publications. A marketing and journalism graduate from Ireland but above all else, a passionate, lifelong fight fan. A Donegal native and avid sports follower. Neil’s perfect weekend consists of equal amounts football, GAA and golf. Writing on the side while working 9 to 5 and hope to one day run a marathon. Follow on Twitter @NeilGlackin FinnHarps fan, full time musician. Hops to one day see Finn Harps play in European competition as well as win an FAI Cup in Lansdowne Road. League is optional. Keen goalkeeper with Donegal League side Tullyvinney Rovers, clean sheets are a rarity. Neal Horgan was one of Cork City Football Club's longest-serving players, winning the Premier Division, First Division, Setanta Cup and FAI Cup in his time with the Leesiders. Neal is also the author of 'Death of a Football Club?, the Story of Cork City FC: Season 2008' - a first hand account of one of the club's most turbulent years. Niall hails from Lorrha, the most northerly parish in Tipperary and is currently studying journalism with Irish in DCU. He is an avid sports follower, particularly in the areas of Football, GAA, athletics. 22 year-old Mayo man, Masters of Journalism graduate from the University of Limerick. Huge interest and passion for all things sport, especially football and GAA. Play football with Castlebar Celtic, also playedwith Mervue United and represented Mayo and in the FAI Emerging Talent Centre. Played GAA with Castlebar Mitchels. Been writing for many years, Nottingham Forest fan and League of Ireland enthusiast. Twitter: @NigelNaughton29 Niall is an ardent Dundalk and League of Ireland supporter. He can be found at any given LOI ground on Friday nights. Has a soft spot for Aston Villa across the pond. Also writes for the award-winning Dundalk FC Magazine. Ridiculously old journalism undergrad with a tendency for writing his sentences a little bit too long, like this one, this sentence could definitely have been made shorter. Man United fan and arm chair European football obsessive with a foolhardy optimism for the Irish national team. Neil is a 22 year-old history graduate of TCD with a passion for sports writing and rugby in particular. He co-presented Trinity FM's 2013-14 show of the Year 'Rugby Road Radio' and regularly writes on his own Rugby blog, 'The Proposition'. A Donegal man studying inNui Galway, who is an expert of English and European Soccer as well as the GAA. Raising questions and giving you his thoughts to ponder over and raise debate. Follow Owen Freelance sports journalist with a particular penchant for rugby. Keen follower of matters in both hemispheres, but biggest focus remains on Irish rugby. Twitter handle is @OzerMcmahon Padraic is a final year student of journalism in DCU. A keen sports writer and tennis fan. He is passionate about the game and has been playing and following the sport religiously for over 10 years. Galway United fan and follower of all things football. I have a weird interest in the less glamorous parts of football and stressing myself out by following the League of Ireland. I also present Pundit Arena's GAA podcast, The 16th Man, alongside Maurice Brosnan. Once upon a time, Pete was told by an over-enthusiastic coach that, on his day, he had 'the potential to be the best goalkeeper in the league'. Pete also possesses superiorselective hearing abilities. When not twisting his coach's words, Pete is a sociology student, marketing administrator and lover of sports, beer and men's fashion. Waterford man Peadar has a passion for all things sport. Following the completion of an arts degree in UCC he spent a year in Australia. He is currently completing an MA in Journalism and Media Communications in Griffith College Dublin. You can follow him on Twitter @PeadarBreathnac. 19 year old Creative Digital Media student with a PhD on Broscience. Lover of all things MUFC, Dublin GAA. I grew up in County Derry loving Gaelic and football. However, I've always held an interest in a wide range of sports. I think I could add informed opinion to sports discussions all over the globe. I currently teach English in Korea and have sampled local culture such as taekwondo. Nonetheless, being far from home has reignited my love for Irish sport. Patrick Corbett is a graduate of the National University of Ireland Galway with Englishand Psychology degrees. A football fan for as long as he can remember, Patrick is a big Arsenal fan. His all-time favourite player is former Germany legend Lothar Matthaus and Patrick hopes to entertain fellow football fans with his own assessment of the modern game. Pearse is a freelance sports journalist. He hosts a sports show on Dublin South FM called “The Dugout”. You can follow Pearse on Twitter via . A student of English who's also a raging sportaholic!! Media & Communications student in NUIG. Currently on work Experience with RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta. Fluent Irish speaker and a Connemara native. Sports mad, Irish Football, GAA, WRC and Golf. Galway United & Manchester United at heart and a regular follower of Celtic F.C. Like to include as much detail as possible in my pieces and any feedback is more than welcome. Follow me on Twitter @p_folan Patrick is a Business Studies student in DCU and is a huge fan of all things Wexford and GAA in general. A keen Guinness enthusiast, heis yet to find a sport that he is semi capable of playing but at least he can write. PlayON is the leader in regulated Daily Fantasy Sports, offering both freeplay and real money games in Premier League and Champions League football, NBA basketball and international cricket. Our blog writers along with PlayON Pros Simon March - FPL champion 2014/15 - and Tom Fenley - FPL champion 2013/14 - lend their know-how, in-depth analysis and opinion on everything Premier League. Twitter: @PlayON Website: playon.co The Premier League Owl is an anonymous football journalist based in England. What he lacks in identity, he more than makes up for in his articles. You can follow the Premier League owl on Twitter via and read more of his articles via his personal site, Peter recently finished his BA Journalism and New Media at the University of Limerick. A keen sports enthusiast, his love for a variety of different sports influenced Peter to study Journalism. His hope is to one day get into thebroadcasting side of things. You can follow Peter on Twitter : @PeterLeeJourno Recent graduate who spends a lot of time watching big men play with odd shaped balls. A GAA man, combat sports fan and triathlon enthusiast, Padraig started out in journalism as a student covering a wide variety of sports for the UCC Express. He has also contributed to the Evening Echo, Irish News Review, Motley and Cuisle. A former Intern and current contributor at Pundit Arena, he is a freelance MMA blogger at RantSports. Follow him on Twitter @paidimartin Póg Mo Goal magazine, the new Irish football publication focused on considered design and great writing from around the world. A business graduate from the University of Bath, Peter is a business consultant by day and sports enthusiast by night. After three degrees and five years in college, Pádraic finally decided that it was time to get serious with his life. He now uses his MA in Journalism as an excuse to watch all the soccer, GAA, F1, golf andtennis he can. According to Pádraic, “It’s all research.” You can follow him on Twitter, @pociardha. A long time MMA fanatic and an unfortunate supporter of Liverpool. Follows all sports from Football to Golf and everything in between. Lives for a controversial decision and spectacular KO's. A lover of all sports, Paul has a particular interest in Rugby, GAA, Golf, Soccer and NFL. Currently studying journalism at Griffith College, Ireland. Podge is an American Football fanatic, whose works have been published on a number of sites, such as Bleacher Report and Irish Gridiron. Podge presents a weekly sports show on UCC98.3FM every Tuesday from 1-2. Paul is a professional writer from the Netherlands, currently living in Scandinavia. He's a rugby player and youth coach, triathlete and keen cyclist as well as being a GAA enthusiast for many years. Patrick is a sports fan who has a particular interest in rugby and football. DCU journalism graduate, Connacht and Ireland rugby fan. G.A.Ajournalist, part time player. #MayoForSam15 Paul is an English teacher by day and an avid rugby fan the rest of the time. Came second in the club's Annacurra Goes Strictly fundraiser doing Bollywood dancing to Jai Ho. Writer, reader, gamer, muser. Manchester United and Oklahoma City Thunder supporter and critic, avid professional wrestling fan despite a lifetime of really-should-know-better mindset. Playstation aficionado. Relishes any opportunity to troll a fellow human on a competitive, digital level. Failed idler. I'm a Journalism student in Dublin Business School. Main sporting interests are that of Gaa, Soccer, Rugby and Horse Racing but have a very soft spot for kildare Gaa. You can follow me on twitter @rob_cribbin. Born and raised in Limerick, Robert has been a major F1 fan as far back as he can remember. He rarely, if ever misses a race and always has an opinion on a given situation. Hospitality professional, and former media student, with a love of football and boxing. Viewsare my own, though often inspired by my customers. Or sometimes just repeated verbatim. But without the swear words! Ronan Groome is an accomplished journalist with insightful and analytical articles. He also writes for the Racing Post. Rugby legend Rob Henderson needs no introduction. Munster, Toulon, the British and Irish Lions, Rob has played at the very highest level of professional rugby. 20 years of age, studying Media Studies in Maynooth University. A huge fan of football, baseball and tennis. Avid Manchester City supporter and a lover of all things football. Hoping to jog your memories with weekly throwbacks to goals, matches and incidents that occurred in the football world Ross Lawson is an aspiring sports journalist. His works focus on football and cricket, two of Britain's best-loved sports. You can follow Ross on Twitter via . You can read more of Ross' articles via . 'Ronan McCabe is a writer of all things football, with a particular interest in the international game. Heis a recent graduate of Independent Colleges with an MA in Journalism. You can follow him on Twitter @RonanMCDublin Rory is a student from Cork who has played rugby, hurling and Gaelic football, but golf and soccer are his main passions. He is an avid Manchester United, Cork and Munster fan. Rory is also a coach and referee of underage soccer and hopes to work in sports journalism in the future. Richard O'Donovan works in Finance but is unashamed to say that he knows far more about sport than the day job. Having briefly represented Ireland at underage level, football is his main focus when writing, but he has also been known to dabble in cycling, American sports and just about anything else that he catches on TV. Ronan is a University College Cork undergraduate, with a big interest in rugby. He is also a rock climbing and bouldering enthusiast. Opinionated sports fan and digital marketer with a Business degree. Old enough to have witnessed first-hand Lewis and Holyfield's controversialdraw in New York and England's magnificent Rugby World Cup win in Sydney. Young enough to hopefully still see Everton win something - someday. Richard Roberts is a third year economics and psychology student in Trinity College Dublin. An avid fan of all sports, Richard specialises in sailing, a sport in which he has represented his nation on multiple occasions. MA in Journalism from the University of Limerick. Interested in all sports especially rugby from All Ireland league to International and everything in-between. Avid interest in sports film and documentary making. Twitter: @RaffRocca Freelance Sports Journalist. Freelance sports writer for many websites such as Football League World, We All Love Leeds, contributor to a Football Talk Show called Pitch Talk YOUR Monday Night Footballing Fix, Cover other sports such as Rugby Union, Rugby League, Tennis. Cork based Journalism student who writes about sport in order to make some use of the pointlessly good memory he has for sportingknowledge. Liverpool fan who can't believe what's happening this season. Huge armchair rugby fan and an avid follower of tennis. Some people think football is a matter of life and death...I can assure you it is much more important than that". The immortal words of Bill Shankly that ring true to all real football fans. So, let's talk about it... Simon graduated from Dublin Business School with a BA (Hons) in Psychology before going on to graduate from U.L. with an MSc in Psychological Science and is still involved on the educational ladder. More importantly, Simon is a self-proclaimed sports expert (all sports - even those he doesn't follow or has never heard of). Fortunately, Simon's love for reading led him to the world of sports blogs and his love for writing made him believe he could do it better than most. Simon decided to give it a go and found he very much enjoyed sharing his opinions with the wider sporting community. Simon's favourite sporting memory would have to be Ireland's2009 Grand Slam success. That achievement meant there was a lot of talk about the 1948 Grand Slam winning team, which his grandfather was a part of, which was nice for him and his family. Self-proclaimed football fanatic and a passionate Leeds United fan. Love talking about football with anyone I can, and waiting for the day that Scotland qualify for a World Cup...it could be a long one. Scott Deasy played professional rugby with Munster from 2009-2013. A Magners League winner, Scott offers an insight into life as a professional rugby player. A former business journalist, Simon is an avid rugby follower, professional Welshman (exiled in London) who enjoys cycling, football (you can like the round ball too!) and politics. Sarah is a New Media & English graduate from University of Limerick. She is a passionate Liverpool FC fan. A writer that loves to write about football but is capable of dabbling in some rugby tennis & athletics. Blog: Twitter: @SarahFitz1992 Former LOI manager withCobh Ramblers winning the loi first division in 2007 and 11th in the LOI Premier Division in 2008. Runners up at Waterford United in the LOI First Division , runners up in the EA Sports Cup and semi-finalists in the FAI Cup. Huge disdain for incompetence laziness and lick-arses . Passionate about Irish football at all levels . Aspiring young journalism student. Huge GAA fan. Man Utd fanatic. Love a good game of rugby too. Follow me on twitter: @scotthowe10. Born and raised in The Kingdom, Shane is a Part I Architecture graduate from University College Cork with a huge passion for the GAA. Football is his sport and he continues play with his club Churchill. Recent work includes his final year thesis and dissertation on ash hurley making in Ireland, but he has many more strings to his bow. Personal writing is his dust; also follows soccer, rugby and MMA closely. Twitter: @shazzak13 Online Portfolio: Currently studying journalism at DCU. Avid fan of all things American Sports and adie-hard Manchester United fan. Supporter of my local League of Ireland team, Athlone Town. Stephen is our resident Bray Wanderers fanatic. He has a strong passion for Irish football and this translates into all of his material. Apart from Bray Wanderers, he is also a Manchester United fan (for his sins) and I am currently studying computer science in college. Shane is a secondary school student in Dublin. He is a devoted Shamrock Rovers & League of Ireland supporter but he enjoys discussing all levels of football. He believes he has a few interesting opinions to share. You can contact him on twitter at @Shanemcd07 I am an exiled Killybegs man living in the oak county. I coach the local club, Faughanvale. I enjoy the details of coaching and tactical evolution. Coming from a family of footballers more talented than himself, Steve Neville gave up and decided to write about it instead. A journalist from Cork, he hopes to see Ireland win a World Cup in his lifetime. He’s not holding hisbreath. Follow him on Twitter @SteveNeville_ Shane joined Liverpool FC Academy when he was 16, spending three very enjoyable years there before joining Ipswich Town to play under his childhood hero Roy Keane. Shane captained the reserve team in his first season before going on to become an ever-present in the first team for the second half of the 2009/10 season. Shane was at Ipswich for just short of three years and he would consider it the most enjoyable experience of his footballing career. Shane subsequently moved back to Ireland to play for Cork City and Shamrock Rovers amongst others. He now plays for Cobh Ramblers. Shane has also featured for Ireland at under 15,16,17,18,19 and U21 levels. Non biased sports enthusiast, except when it comes to sticking up for goalkeepers. Still dreaming of the day when Leeds Utd will be back in the Premier League. Currently studying business in UL. @Snoop_Sogg Student of Sports Studies and Physical Education in UCC. Fanatical follower of sport,mostly GAA, closely followed by soccer, rugby and everything else. Occasionally on Twitter @steveol94 Journalism student in DCU from Navan who covers all aspects of soccer and the NFL. A passionate Liverpool, Meath and Seattle Seahawks supporter which has caused Shane more grief than joy over the last few years. Was once the Roy Carroll of Meath underage soccer goalkeepers but has since retired. Insurance Graduate working in Banking. Originally from Cork and spent the Fridays of my youth cheering on Cork City from the famous Shed End. Currently exiled in Dublin so getting my LOI fix from covering UCD games. One would hope that would suggest a sensible impartial view but we’ll just see what happens when City come visiting. Once scored from past the halfway line in Turners Cross, admittedly at halftime with no goalkeeper. Sean is currently studying History and English in UCD. He contributes to the sports section of the University Observer newspaper within the college. A keen follower of