Football

The Dublin Football clubs below mostly play in the Eircom Premier League, at present Shels and Bohs are probably the top teams in the league. The clubs are made up mostly of Irish players although there have been a lot more foreign players in recent years, especailly from cross-channel. The quality of the league is also on the increase, with the introduction of an under 21 league and of the number of young players coming back from the UK, who have gained great experience through international underage teams under Brian Kerr.

Soccer In Dublin

Shelbourne FC - Shelbourne play at Tolka Park and are one of the countrys top teams.
http://www.shelbournefc.ie/ 

Bohemians FC - Bohs play at Dalymount Park and are probably the best team in the capital at the moment.
http://www.bohemians.ie/ 

St Patricks Athletic FC - Pats play at Richmond Park and were formerly managed by current Irish manager Brian Kerr.
http://www.stpatsfc.com/ 

Shamrock Rovers FC - The Hoops currently have no home as they await the construction of their new Tallaght home. They are probably the most recognisable Irish club side.
http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/ 

UCD - UCD play at Belfield, they are the team for the University College Dublin.
http://www.ucd.ie/~soccer/ 

Dublin City FC - They play at Whitehall, and were formerly famous Dublin club Home Farm.
http://www.dublincityfc.com/ 

Click Here to view the FAI site for the Irish International Side and the Eircom League.
http://www.fai.ie/ 

The Irish team plays at Lansdowne Road in Dublin 4 although there are plans to build a new national stadium. The Irish team is managed by Brian Kerr and consists mostly of players from the English Premier and First Division. 

You can have news and fixtures visiting the Football Association of Ireland website here.

You can also contact the FAI at:
Football Association of Ireland
National Sports Campus
Abbotstown
Dublin 15
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 8999500
Fax: +353 1 8999501
Web: www.fai.ie
Email: info@fai.ie

Ireland will be hoping for an improvement on recent performances and an influx of some of the talented young players coming through. is expected. A good site for latest international and domestic football is Soccercentral.ie.