Record crowds, record transfers: Irish football reaches a watershed moment
Shamrock Rovers are one win from history in Europe while League of Ireland clubs are thriving after Covid and Brexit
Something special has been brewing in Irish football. On Thursday, Shamrock Rovers have the chance to become the first Irish side to reach the last 16 of a European competition since 1980 when they host Molde in their Europa Conference League playoff second leg, with a 1-0 advantage.
On Sunday the League of Ireland’s attendance record was smashed, as more than 33,000 people watched Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium. Last month Mason Melia, a teenage St Patrick’s Athletic striker, was signed by Tottenham for an up-front fee of €1.8m (£1.5m), tripling the transfer-fee record from the League of Ireland (Liam Scales’s €600,000 move to Celtic in 2021).
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