Rovers to play Europa Conference League home games in Tallaght

SHAMROCK Rovers have been given the all-clear by UEFA to play their Europa Conference League home matches in Tallaght Stadium.

Unless the Hoops can overturn the 4-0 deficit they face heading into the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against Hungarian champions, Ferencvaros tomorrow night, they will be lining out in the Europa Conference League group stages.

And with UEFA satisfied that Tallaght Stadium will be meet the standards required to host games at this level, Rovers and their faithful can look forward to more European action at their home ground.

In a statement released today, Rovers said ‘This is the outcome that our supporters and all at Shamrock Rovers FC were hoping for, and while the club will need to take on the cost of additional measures required to comply with UEFA Category 4 Stadium requirements, it’s a price worth paying to deliver on that wish.

‘Following the completion of the SDCC works on the North Stand and modifications to the Main Stand, the stadium will be Category 4 compliant without additional works from 2023.

‘We are grateful for the support of the FAI, in particular the Chief Security Officer/ Match Operations Manager, Joe McGlue  and SDCC in the application process.’