Posted on 2022-03-112022-03-11

Ticketing 

Limited tickets remain online and early purchase online is heavily encouraged. Tickets can be bought here. However, some physical tickets will be able to be purchased from 6:45 at the ticket office on Richmond Road. 

New Season Ticket holders or those still waiting on their card to be delivered can enter at the Season Ticket gate where you will be able to collect your 2022 Season Ticket. 

Gates will be open from 6:45pm and Richmond Road will be closed to traffic outside the ground. 

We would encourage supporters to arrive as early as possible to avoid congestion at the gates. 

The Tolka Bar

It is with great pleasure that we reopen The Tolka Bar tonight for the first time in two years. We expect the Bar to be busy and ask our supporters to be patient while our volunteers in the bar get back to speed. 

The Bar will be Cash Only this evening – we will have contactless machines soon.

Away supporters

Visitors from Dundalk FC will be situated in the Ballybough End Terrace with tickets still available through your Club links. 

Pyrotechnics 

We would like to again thank supporters for working with us to eliminate pyrotechnic use at our home games and remind fans our no tolerance policy remains in order. 

Official Match Programme

The Shelbourne FC Match Programme has been delivered to Season Ticket Plus holders and is available on our patreon at patreon.com/shelsfc for non Plus holders. 

We hope you enjoy tonight. Up the Reds. 

Posted on 2022-03-102022-03-10

Shelbourne boss Damien Duff says his squad are “chomping at the bit” going into a big few days for the Reds. 

Shels welcome Dundalk FC to Tolka Park tomorrow night in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division before travelling to Dalymount Park on Monday to face Bohs. 

However, the Reds man said “we can’t look past tomorrow” as preparations culminate in another big clash in Tolka. 

“The fans have been amazing and we’ll be looking forward to feeding off their noise tomorrow as they’re our 12th man. We’ll the energy that they give us,” he said. 

“I said it last week that this is the most exciting time of the week when all the hard work is done and we now have three games in a matter of days so it’s great,” he told shelbournefc.ie.

Shelbourne will be without Shane Griffin and JJ Lunney while they welcome back Daniel Carr into the fold. 

Duff praised Carr as “someone who everyone knows in the league possesses real quality so he has that reputation and now the hunger again to do well.” 

Duff said he and his staff will examine the list of players made available from the transfer list made available of non-national players now able to move clubs from Russia and Ukraine and thanked the Shelbourne board for their support in being able to look into it. 

The former Republic of Ireland international said Dundalk possess “real quality up top” and have a squad that features strength on the wings but his side “will be prepared.” 

Shels have no suspension worries heading into Friday’s game. 

Tickets are available now on shelbournefc.ie

Posted on 2022-03-042022-03-04

Ticketing 

Limited tickets remain online and early purchase online is heavily encouraged. Tickets can be bought here.

New Season Ticket holders or those still waiting on their card to be delivered can enter at the Season Ticket gate where you will be able to collect your 2022 Season Ticket. 

Gates will be open from 6:30pm and Richmond Road will be closed to traffic outside the ground. 

We would encourage supporters to arrive as early as possible to avoid congestion at the gates. 

The Tolka Bar

Unfortunately we are continuing to work with external circumstances which has prohibited the bar from opening this week. We apologise to our fans for this inconvenience and would like to assure you that our team of volunteers are working tirelessly to reopen the Bar as soon as possible. 

We hope to have further updates on this in the coming days. 

In the meantime, we would ask supporters to support local bars such as The Cat and Cage / Knead, Fagans and Kennedy’s in the immediate vicinity before and after the game. 

Away supporters

Visitors from Derry City will be situated in the Ballybough End Terrace with tickets still available online at shelbournefc.ie.

Pyrotechnics 

We would like to again thank supporters for working with us to eliminate pyrotechnic use at our home games and remind fans our no tolerance policy remains in order. 

Official Match Programme

The Shelbourne FC Match Programme has been delivered to Season Ticket Plus holders and is available on our patreon at patreon.com/shelsfc for non Plus holders. 

We hope you enjoy tonight. Up the Reds. 

Posted on 2022-03-032022-03-03

March 3, 2022: Shelbourne boss Damien Duff says he is hoping the players and fans together can make Tolka Park a “fortress” this season ahead of another big night on Friday. 

Shelbourne welcome high-flying Derry City to Tolka Park on Friday night in the SSE Airtricity League after securing four points in our previous two games. 

The Reds return home after two away games on the road in Drogheda and UCD where a 2-0 win was followed up by a scoreless draw at the UCD Bowl. 

Though Derry City will represent a stiff challenge for the Reds, Duff told shelbournefc.ie that his players cant wait for Friday night. 

“It’s in the players mindset to relish these occasions. Derry are obviously favourites with some for the league but I’ve been very proud of the performances.

“Derry have a lot of individual quality and a team with a lot of match winners and I’d say tomorrow’s team will feature quite a lot of those players but nothing will phase us as we look to make Tolka a fortress,” he added. 

The Shels man going into his fourth game in charge of Dubliners said the fans together with the staff and players can look to build their home ground into a special place and a difficult place for opposing teams to visit. 

“It goes both ways to make that. Yes the supporters are there to be the 12th man but the players have to help them too whether it be a tackle showing them that desire or a piece of magic to get them off their seat,” he added. 

Duff said his team will be looking to gain all three points tomorrow night – the same as every week. 

“We’re convinced when we go into each game we will win it and that same belief remains going into every week.

“It’s the best bit of the week for the players, for the staff and I’m sure for Shelbourne fans it is as well. Everyone is absolutely buzzing for tomorrow. We want to make something special,” he added. 

Shelbourne retain a doubt over Shane Griffin while JJ Lunney and Sean McSweeney near a return to action. 

Jordan McEneff is fit for Friday’s game, despite his early withdrawal on Monday night which was precautionary. 

Shels have no suspensions for Friday’s game. 

For more information:

Gavin White

Shelbourne FC

Head of Communications and Media

gavin.white@shelbournefc.ie

About Shelbourne Football Club

Founded in 1895, Shelbourne Football Club is a leading professional football club based in North Dublin. Shels, as commonly referred to, has won 13 League of Ireland titles along with 10 national cups, one Women’s National League and one FAI Women’s Cup. The Tolka Park side compete in both the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division and FAI Women’s National League and has a thriving Academy based at the Athletic Union League in North Dublin with over 400 boys and girls.