The Limerick & District League (LDL) is one of two

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leagues in

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

, along with the

Limerick Desmond League The Limerick Desmond League is an association football league featuring amateur, junior, youth and under-17 teams from the part of County Limerick west of the N20. Its top division, the Premier Division, is a seventh level division in the Repub ...

. Featuring amateur and junior clubs located east of the N20, including

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, the league also has teams from

North Tipperary North Tipperary () was a county in Ireland in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary (which was in South Tipperary) and consisted of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. North Tipperary Coun ...

and

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. The league consists of twelve divisions. Its top division, the Premier League, is a seventh level division in the

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. The season runs from August to May. The league is covered regularly by local newspapers such as the ''

Limerick Leader The ''Limerick Leader'' is a weekly local newspaper in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 1889. The newspaper is headquartered on Glentworth Street in the City. The broadsheet paper currently is distributed in three editions, City, County an ...

''. Teams from the Limerick & District League compete in the

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, the

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and the

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. In addition to teams from east Limerick, the league is home to Charleville A.F.C. (from

Charleville, County Cork Charleville ( or ''An Ráth'') is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It lies in the Golden Vale, on a tributary of the River Maigue, near the border with County Limerick. Charleville is on the N20 road and is the second-largest town between Limeri ...

) and Nenagh A.F.C. (from

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Controversies

In November 2022, the majority of league clubs expressed concern over the league's governance, including the lack of term limits and a failure to carry out a financial audit recommended by the FAI. In June 2025, the FAI suspended the entire LDL committee after Sport Ireland flagged concerns about the association’s handling of complaints of “sustained harassment and bullying” in Limerick football.

Clubs

Past winners

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Limerick and District League 1971 establishments in Ireland 7 Association football in County Limerick Sports leagues established in 1971 Association football leagues in Munster Association football in Limerick (city)