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League of Ireland 9 Tier System

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It is 2022 and Irish football is stagnating. Thirty years ago Ireland were ranked eighth in the world having reached the Quarter Finals of the World Cup in Italy in 1990, now they are thirty seventh with little to no signs of recovery. The reliance on English football to produce future stars of Irish football all but ended when future Irish prospects like Declan Rice and Jack Grealish switched allegiances to England after being capped at U21 level, and Rice even at senior level for Ireland. The FAI pleaded to the Irish Government to invest what they could in Irish football to make it competitive.
Those pleas have finally been heard. In a desperate attempt to make Irish football competitive again, the FAI reorganises the Irish League system into a four-tier professional system, with five non-professional tiers. Many teams in the First Division were given automatic promotion to the new eighteen-team SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. The relegation places in the Premier Division are increased from one to two, with a relegation playoff for the team who finishes sixteenth.
Seventy Two of the most reputable lower league teams in Ireland gain automatic spots spread between the Eir Pro League A and the Eir Pro League C. League A has two automatic promotion places, with the third decided by a playoff. The Pro Leagues have four automatic Relegation places each. Pro Leagues B and C have three automatic promotion places with the fourth decided by a playoff. Teams relegated from Pro League C drop into the Supervalu Senior Leagues.
The Supervalu Senior Leagues are a three-tier system of four league groups. A playoff decides which, if any, teams are promote from the Senior Leagues to the Pro Leagues. Teams relegated from Supervalu Senior League C drop into the Irish Amateur Leagues.
The Irish Amateur Leagues are a two-tier system of four groups each. Three teams are promoted from each group into the Supervalu Senior Leagues.
In addition to the new league formats the leagues follow the more standardised European format of starting the season in August and ending in May. The FAI approved generous funding from various TV stations to increase TV money going to teams in the hopes the extra funding would help the Semi-Professional teams to turn pro and become competitive themselves.

Tl;dr
SSE Airtricity League Premier Division: 18 teams, 2 automatic relegation places, 1 Relegation/Promotion playoff place, Increased TV revenue per club, €40m TV Revenue, Place prize money ranges from €25m to €5m
Eir Pro League A: 24 teams, 2 automatic promotion places, 1 Relegation/Promotion playoff place, 4 automatic relegation places, €10m TV Revenue, Place prize money ranges from €15m to €3.5m
Eir Pro League B: 24 teams, 3 automatic promotion places, 1 playoff promotion place, 4 relegation places, €4m TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €10m to €1m
Eir Pro League C: 24 teams, 3 automatic promotion places, 1 playoff promotion place, 4 relegation places, €2m TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €5m to €450k
Supervalu Senior League A: Four semi-pro league groups. Each league has 15 teams, one promotion place and three relegation places, €500k TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €750k to €150k
Supervalu Senior League B: Four semi-pro league groups. Each league has 15 teams, three promotion places and three relegation places, €250k TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €450k to €37.5k
Supervalu Senior League C: Four semi-pro league groups. Each league has 15 teams, three promotion places and three relegation places, €250k TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €450k to €37.5k
Irish Amateur League A: Four amateur league groups. Each league has between 14 and 15 teams, three promotion places and three relegation places, €250k TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €45k to €6.75k
Irish Amateur League B: Four amateur league groups. Each league has between 14 and 15 teams, three promotion places, €250k TV Revenue, Prize money ranges from €45k to €6.75k

Super Cups
Irish President's Cup - Winner of Tayto Cup and Premier League
TG4 All Ireland Senior Cup - Winners of the four Senior Cups

Cups
Tayto Challenge Cup - all teams from Senior League B up
Yoplait League Cup - All teams in Ireland

Bewleys Pro League Cup - Teams limited to Eir Pro Leagues

Supermac's Group 1 Senior Cup - Teams limited to Senior Group 1 teams.
Abrakebabra Group 2 Senior Cup - Teams limited to Senior Group 2 teams.
Barry's Tea Group 3 Senior Cup - Teams limited to Senior Group 3 teams.
Boylesport Group 4 Senior Cup - Teams limited to Senior Group 4 teams.

Bushmills Irish Amateur Cup - All teams from Irish Amateur Leagues

Youth System
New U21 youth leagues based on new League of Ireland nine tier format, though not linked by promotion or relegation
Kerrygold Youth Cup - U21 cup for all Irish U21 teams.