[3][4][5][6] On 1 November, Shelbourne won the title for the first time since 2006 after a 1-0 win against Derry City at the Brandywell on the final day of the season.
[7][8][9] That match attracted a record TV audience for a League of Ireland game.
The promoted teams were the 2023 League of Ireland First Division winners Galway United (after a top flight absence of six years)[11] and play-off winners Waterford (after being absent from the top flight for two years).
[13] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
The ninth-placed team (Drogheda United) from the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division qualified for a play-off alongside the second, third, fourth, and fifth-placed teams from the 2024 League of Ireland First Division (Athlone Town, Bray Wanderers, UCD, and Wexford).