Rovers given license for new season

The club were informed by the eircom League that the required standards to comply with the licence criteria had been reached and that a licence had been approved.

Director Mark Lynch said: "The club are delighted to be granted the licence."

The FAI Club Licensing Committee announced earlier that 21 out of 22 league clubs have been awarded a League Licence for the upcoming season.

Longford Town have emerged as the sole eircom league club without a license after a meeting tonight of the FAI's Club Licensing Committee.