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UKLC League of Legends players to be added to Riot’s Global Contract Database, receive rewards for good behaviour

League of Legends players taking part in the UKLC UK and Ireland tournament are getting greater recognition, as […]

September 11, 2019

Team UK fall short at Twitch Rivals League of Legends streamer tournament

UPDATE (April 3rd 2019): Team UK have been knocked out in the group stages. They won two games […]

April 3, 2019

ESL Prem LAN finals to tour the UK, epic26 to host new Premiership Conference

ESL UK has confirmed it’s making changes to the ESL UK & Ireland Premiership finals for spectators. “In […]

January 31, 2019

Who are Phelan Gaming? We interview founder Ciarán "Wings" Walsh about their LoL background, the Irish scene and aims for the 2019 league

Phelan Gaming are one of three orgs new to the UK League of Legends European Regional League, which […]

December 14, 2018

Watch: Top 5 plays from the Rainbow Six Prem last week

We’ve teamed up with the lovely guys at ESL UK to present to you the top 5 plays […]

October 29, 2018

Sligo Rovers win Three Ireland's EStars LoL final, Irish dancers take to the stage to celebrate

Sligo Rovers defeated Shamrock Rovers 2-0 in a best-of-three final at Three Ireland’s EStars tournament on the weekend. […]

May 15, 2018

Zoinkers wins Ireland's Red Bull Player One 1v1 LoL tournament

Daniel “Zoinkers” White has won the Red Bull Player One final in Dublin. He fended off more than […]

May 7, 2018

Red Bull Player One aims to find Ireland's best League of Legends solo player

Red Bull Player One, a 1v1 League of Legends tournament, will make its debut appearance at The Sugar […]

May 2, 2018

Newcomers and old hands collide: Eight teams qualify for ESL's Spring 2018 LoL Premiership

The ESL UK & Ireland Spring 2018 League of Legends Premiership will contain four teams new to the […]

January 30, 2018

Ireland's new €20,000 EStars League will see League of Legends teams representing Irish football clubs at Dublin's 3Arena

Mobile operator Three has announced it’s sponsoring a new Irish League of Legends esports tournament: Ireland’s EStars League. The […]

December 13, 2017

'This has been a long time coming' – Excel on winning the ESL LoL Prem Autumn finals

ExceL Esports (xL) Team Manager Ryan “Barnetto” Barnett speaks to Esports News UK after his side won the ESL Premiership. ExceL […]

November 5, 2017

ESL Hearthstone Premiership Returns

The ESL UK & Ireland Hearthstone Premiership is returning over the coming weeks, with Swiss-style qualifiers getting underway […]

September 11, 2017

ESL Premiership teams confirmed for EGX playoffs

The Autumn ESL UK & Ireland Premiership League of Legends group stage has concluded, and the top four […]

September 6, 2017

i61 interview: Nuclear Storm Gaming on the Irish LoL scene and player power

ENUK editor Dom Sacco interviews Nuclear Storm Gaming director Stuart McAllister about being one of the only Irish […]

August 26, 2017

EGX to host ESL UK's 'biggest live finals in the Premiership's five-year history'

ESL UK will be holding its UK & Ireland Premiership finals for League of Legends and CSGO at […]

August 2, 2017

Forfeits and dropouts are making this UK League of Legends season one to forget

UPDATE (August 9th): Only two matches in the ESL Prem took place this evening, due to Caz being […]

July 27, 2017

ESL League of Legends Premiership Autumn Season rosters

Craig Robinson provides a quick roundup of the rosters confirmed for the League of Legends ESL UK & […]

July 22, 2017

The final four LoL teams have qualified for the ESL Autumn Premiership

The final qualifier for the ESL UK & Ireland Autumn premiership has seen Barrage eSports/Academy, Singularity UK, and […]

July 7, 2017

The first four LoL teams have qualified for the ESL Autumn Premiership

An interesting series of ESL UK & Ireland qualifiers this week has seen Excel Esports, MnM Gaming, NerdRage.Pro […]

June 29, 2017

ESL Premiership Autumn Season and qualifier format announced

ESL has released first details of the UK & Ireland Premiership Autumn Season, including qualifiers and prize pools […]

June 8, 2017