League of Ireland Premier Division
The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division for sponsorship reasons, is the top level division in both the League of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland football league system. The division was formed in 1985 following a reorganisation of the League of Ireland. St Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians are the only current League of Ireland clubs never to have been relegated from the Premier Division. The league has been won on two occasions by Northern Ireland-based club Derry City, the presence of which within the league makes it a cross-border competition. Since 2003, the Premier Division has taken place from spring to autumn.
The joint most successful manager in the League of Ireland Premier Division era is Stephen Kenny, having won the title on five occasions, once with Bohemians and four times with Dundalk.
Along with Kenny, Pat Fenlon is the joint most successful manager in the League of Ireland Premier Division era with five titles to his name – three with Shelbourne and twice with Bohemians.
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played originally in Phoenix Park but they moved to their current ground Richmond Park in 1939.
St Patrick's Athletic contesting the 2006 FAI Cup Final against Derry City at Lansdowne Road.
Richmond Park before the UEFA Cup clash against Elfsborgin 2008.
FC Steaua Bucharest V St Patrick's Athletic F.C. in 2009.
St Patrick's Athletic fans at Tallaght Stadium for the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Legia Warsaw in 2014.