Next up for the Hoops is the Extra.ie FAI Cup second round tie on Monday against Cork City. The match at Tallaght Stadium kicks off at 5.45pm and will be available to view on WATCHLOI as part of the recently released Half-Season Pass which includes all ties in this round of the Cup as an added incentive.Get…
Congratulations to the team from Roadstone on a great victory in the 2020 SRFC Golf Classic. This year‘s event was fully booked, in spite of having to be rescheduled at a week’s notice. On a very tough day at Druid‘s Heath, the Roadstone team (Derek Hume, Paddy Diviney, Neil McConomy and Ciaran O‘Brien) stormed home with…
Rovers’ First Division Head Coach Aidan price gives us team news in advance of Sunday’s league restart game at home v Drogheda United, kick off 3pm. Due to covid restrictions there is no fan access to this match. Q. You must be really looking forward to getting the team back out on the pitch on…
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.
