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Home, sweet home: Rovers to play Europa League in Tallaght

UEFA have granted Shamrock Rovers permission to play their home games in Tallaght Stadium.

AFTER A WAIT more agonising than extra-time in Belgrade, Shamrock Rovers fans finally got official confirmation of the news they had been waiting for this afternoon.

Tallaght Stadium has been approved as the venue for Rovers’ Europa League group fixtures after recent infrastructural upgrades were inspected and cleared by a UEFA delegation earlier this week.

The decision paves the way for Rovers to host Rubin Kazan, PAOK and Tottenham Hotspur in the intimate surroundings of their home ground rather than having to relocate to the much larger Aviva Stadium, a move opposed by many of the Rovers supporters.

Upon hearing the news, the Rovers chairman, Jonathan Roche, said:

“It is wonderful news for us as a club, but also for the Tallaght area. We were pushing hard to have the games played at Tallaght, and are delighted that UEFA have given us the go-ahead.”

FAI Chief Executive John Delaney also thanked UEFA for their co-operation.

Additonal reporting: Paul Fennessy

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    Sep 26th 2011, 2:47 PM

    FAI TAKE NOTE!!

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    Sep 26th 2011, 4:12 PM

    Ah Patrick u beat me to it!!!!

    However Delaney and co won’t take heed and will continue to fleece the fans left and right.

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    Sep 26th 2011, 4:28 PM

    They’re still not exactly cheap, but anything is an improvement I suppose.

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    Sep 26th 2011, 7:37 PM

    And 3 years later the IRFU realises that the celtic tiger is long gone…

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    Sep 26th 2011, 9:26 PM

    While the FAI still have their heads up his arse!

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    Sep 26th 2011, 7:13 PM

    Your tickets are too expensive !

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