Extratime.ie new Columnists unveiled

ExtraTime.ie is pleased to announce the addition of three new columnists to its roster: St. Patrick's Athletic midfielder Shane McFaul, Reporter & Assistant First Team Coach with Shamrock Rovers Women's FC Lisa Fallon and Sunderland midfielder James McClean.

They will be joined by six other columnists who have already been bringing you their views on the world of the League of Ireland, and beyond. So say hello to our team of ExtraTime.ie columnists!





-- The Extratime.ie Columnists --

Alan Smith is ExtraTime.ie’s Features editor and his Monday column “Offside” will kick-start your week. Alan is also a reporter in Cork with the Evening Echo covering a variety of sports from every angle.

Shane McFaul is currently a midfielder with Dublin side St. Patrick's Athletic and, having penned a number of articles about his trips in Europe during this season's UEFA Europa League games, Shane has agreed to continue with a regular column that you can read every Tuesday on ExtraTime.ie.

Lisa Fallon is another new face coming on-board the ExtraTime.ie team. Lisa is Assistant First Team Coach with Shamrock Rovers Women's team, but is also a well known sports reporter having worked previously with 98FM, Newstalk 106-108, Today FM and FM104 as well as Cork's Evening Echo. You can read Lisa's column every Tuesday.

Arguably the league’s most revered pundit and social commentator, Brian de Salvo continues to write his thought provoking weekly articles for ExtraTime.ie. Brian remains the only ExtraTime.ie columnist to have starred in a blockbuster movie.

Highly rated midfielder James McClean has just made the move from hometown club Derry City to Premiership side Sunderland. Every second Wednesday, James will be interviewed by Extratime.ie reporter Rory Kelly and share his thoughts on how his career is progressing at the Stadium of Light.

Stephen Henderson represented Shelbourne, Dundalk, Limerick, and Finn Harps amongst others as a player. He then turned his hand to management, taking the hot seat at Cobh Ramblers, before making the switch to Waterford United. Henderson departed Waterford in May 2011 and has proved a big hit with ExtraTime.ie readers with the number of columns he has already had published.

Eamon Zayed is regarded by many as one of the most prolific strikers in the Airtricity League, currently plying his trade with Derry City. As readers of ExtraTime.ie will know, Eamon has already had a number of columns published on the site which have got plenty of fans talking.

Perhaps better known for his radio coverage of all things Irish soccer, Damien O'Meara will continue to provide readers of ExtraTime.ie with plenty to think about with his weekly column. A Bohs fan, Damien presents the League of Ireland Football Show on Radio One Extra every Monday night.

On Saturday morning, there will be nowhere better turn than Simon O’ Gorman’s weekly column for a sideways look at all the goings-on in the League. Simon started writing for ExtraTime.ie in 2010 and became a weekly column writer this season.

And of course, we will continue to bring you our Team of the Week feature covering both the Premier and First Division as the perfect end to your week!