The story of Shamrock Rovers is rich in the names of the great players who played their part in the many successes that have been recorded. The name of William ‘Sacky’ Glen first appeared on a Shamrock Rovers team sheet during the 1921/22 season when the Ringsend club were members of the Leinster Senior League….
The SSE Airtricity League is set to return to competitive action as and from 31st July following a ruling made by the NLEC (National League Executive Committee) today. Shamrock Rovers welcome the opportunity to have our teams back up and fully running with both our Premier and First Division teams having been back in training for…
It was just five short years ago, on 26th June 2015, and my oh my, how the formation of the Shamrock Rovers squad has completely changed since then. Only Stephen McPhail, now, of course, on the management team, remains from that time. Pat Fenlon was in his first full season as manager at Tallaght having succeeded Trevor…
Hands up who remembers Kildare County? The club was based at the Newbridge Town AFC ground on the Station Road and played in the League of Ireland First Division from 2002 to 2009 inclusive. Shamrock Rovers and Kildare (nicknamed ‘The Thoroughbreds’) met four times during the Hoops’ sojourn in the lower division in 2006. The…
The Football Association of Ireland has authorised a new pathway for a Safer Return to Football for SSE Airtricity League and Women’s National League clubs that will allow them to return to full contact training and play friendly matches from June 29th in accordance with new Government guidelines. The SSE Airtricity League is also to…
The Football Association of Ireland has today approved a new Safer Return to Football Pathway that will see Adult Amateur and Underage football permitted to return to full-contact training, including training games between teams from the same club, from June 29th and authorised to make a full return to playing friendly games from July 11th…
Macdara Ferris takes a look at the history of Tallaght Stadium as plans are announced for bringing the stadium up to a 10,000 seater venue – the capacity originally envisaged when the plans first emerged for the stadium back in 1996.
This week we go back to 17th June, 2005 when a struggling Shamrock Rovers side defeated Shelbourne 2-1 at Tolka Park on a nice summer’s evening. While the weather was pleasant the clash between Shelbourne Chief Executive Ollie Byrne and Hoops’ manager Roddy Collins before the game most certainly was not. More about that later….
South Dublin County Council today issued the following press statement which is great news for the club. “South Dublin County Council has announced a €7.7m upgrade of Tallaght Stadium that includes the building of a new North Stand and development of the West Stand to a high-quality corporate area. The plans were agreed by elected…
The First Team returned to training today, the first step in the FAI’s programme to ensure a safe return for soccer which will see Rovers face, Bohemians, Dundalk and Cork City in a friendly tournament. All four clubs will play in a behind closed doors competition, likely at the Aviva Stadium, before the league resumes. A date…
