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…
Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday 21st June and we have some great gifting ideas for you. Check out the club online store here for a range of items from Golf equipment to Books to Bottle Openers to Neck Scarves and much, much more to suit every budget. In addition to this we also…
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…
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…
Bookings are now open for this year’s Golf Classic to be held on 20th August. You can reserve a team by email membership@shamrockrovers.ie or phone Peter on 086 2416870.
Hoops’ Late Late Show The much-heralded summer football season in the League of Ireland finally got off to a start in 2003. The change had been muted for years, resisted by traditionalists and constantly put forward by those seeking to address what seemed to them to be a terminal illness that simply had to be…
The FAI statement below was released last night and outlines the very positive steps being taken to restart football in Ireland. The Football Association of Ireland welcomes the new measures announced by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Ministers Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin today, as we continue to work on a safer return for all…
Rovers v Bohs at Windsor Park? The mere suggestion of these two clubs playing a match at the home of Linfield F.C. in Belfast would be laughed out of it. It might even bring a few shivers down one’s spine! Yet, you can believe it, such a game was actually played there. The year was…
