On a weekend when huge crowds flocked to Lansdowne Road for a glorified friendly, it could be forgotten that Shelbourne, Saint Patrick’s, Bohs, UCD and Rovers were all in action too on the domestic front, with a huge Dublin derby in Tallaght the highlight. While nothing really remains to be said on this site about the running of the domestic league and the priorities of the F.A.I, I’ve always felt it more productive to promote the national league. This brilliant video by Billy Galligan captures the emotion in Tallaght Stadium on Friday night perfectly, where Pats took home a 4 goal victory over Shamrock Rovers.
Point a camera into the crowd instead of onto the pitch, this is what you get:
Boiled my blood. Barstooler Republic.