Galway United Set the Stage for St. Patrick’s Day

 

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Friday Night Lights: Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers

Date: Friday, March 15th
Time: 7:45PM
Location: Eamonn Deacy Park
Event: SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division

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We’re now onto our sixth game of the campaign with the senior men’s side and games don’t get much bigger than this. United come into the game after a 0-0 draw with Drogheda United last week and sit in third place, on seven points after five games. We host Shamrock Rovers who have won the last 4 league title in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division. Although they are still in search of their first win of the season, and will be eager to make things right in Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night, backed by a large travelling support.

Captain, Conor McCormack is aware of the threat that Rovers pose, even if things haven’t gone perfectly for the champions thus far “We know Shamrock Rovers have great talent throughout their squad. They are serial winners. They had a bit of a slow start but they did that last year so it’s no problem to them. All the lads know what they have to do”

You can check out a full interview from the press conference with Ollie Horgan and Conor McCormack ahead of the game, below:

MATCH TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

Home tickets are available to buy online now using the button below. There are limited numbers left, so make sure to buy soon and don’t miss out!

Parking and Ticket Info 

Galway United advise that due to the Premier Division match on Friday 15th March -v- Shamrock Rovers there will be traffic restrictions in place and traffic disruption in the city on Friday evening.

• Kick off in Eamonn Deacy Park is 7.45pm and gates open 6.30pm so please be aware that disruption is expected from 6pm leading up to kick off.
• We are working closely with both the Gardai and Galway City Council on a traffic management plan.
• There will be no parking along the Dyke Road and the car park in Eamonn Deacy Park will be closed.
• Match attendees are encouraged to use public parking including the Black Box car park which will have free parking for match-goers from 5pm.
• All supporters are advised Season Tickets are still on sale HERE and offer great value for the season.
• We encourage all supporters to advance purchase your match tickets online and arrive at the stadium early.

The Bar 

The bar in Eamonn Deacy Park is located under Block F in the Comer Stand, in partnership with McGinns Hop House. The bar opens at the same time as the gates at 6:30PM. You must be 18+ to consume alcohol, and please drink responsibly.

Club Shop 

The club shop will be open in Eamonn Deacy Park from 6:30PM. You can get all your Galway United merch and much more. Please note it has moved towards the Comer Stand due to on going stadium renovations.

Food and Drink 

There will be food and drink kiosks available around the stadium, primarily located beside Block F in the Comer stand.

Match Day Programme 

The bumper matchday programme returns for 2024 and has more content than ever, available now for €5. Featuring exclusive content you won’t find anywhere else! Make sure to get a momento of the game, brought to you in partnership with iSupply.

93rd Meeting with Rovers. We’ve won just 12 from 92 meetings with 16 draws and 64 losses.

• Incredibly we’ve lost the last 20 times we’ve played them dating back to 2009 when we drew 1-1 in Tallaght on the second last day of the season 30th October 2009. Aaron Greene, now at Rovers, scored for us that night in a result which effectively gave the title to Bohs ahead of Rovers.
• Our last win against them came in the 2006 Division 1 season when a Derek O’Brien goal helped see them off in Terryland on 6th October 2006, while our last win in the Premier Division came on 15th September 2000 when an Eric Lavine goal saw them off at home.
• Our record from 47 home games against them is 5 wins, 9 draws and 33 defeats.
• We’ll be hoping for just our 10th top flight win (Prem and pre-2-Division) in our 82nd meeting. (15 draws and 57 defeats)
• Stephen Walsh is almost in the top 5 of all-time appearances now that he’s back. Friday would be his 302nd game for the club, with Billy Clery 5th on 305 (Gerry Mullan and Stephen Lally have 304).
• As well as Aaron Greene, who played 14 times for us with 5 goals, Lee Grace is another ex-player in their ranks, Lee scored once in 26 matches before joining Rovers in 2017, when we eventually got relegated.
• On our side Conor McCormack played for Rovers’ league winning side in 2011 and in the Europa League group stages that season and also won the League Cup and a couple of Setanta Cups in his 3 seasons there.

15th March has seen us play 6 times before with 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

• Most recently we drew 1-1 away to Cobh on the second day of the 08/09 Premier Division season with Derek O’Brien scoring a second half equaliser for Tony Cousins’ men. Cousins would be sacked two weeks later after that was the only point from our opening 4 games of the season.

 

SENIOR MEN’S MATCH PARTNERS

Diligent will be match partners for our Senior Mens game against Shamrock Rovers, live on RTÉ on Friday evening. Ruairi Conroy, Galway Site leader & VP of Sales Development at Diligent said he’d like to wish the best of luck to both sides ahead of an important weekend for sport in Galway.

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SENIOR MEN’S MATCHBALL PARTNERS

Marvoy will be matchball partners for our Senior Mens game against Shamrock Rovers, live on RTÉ on Friday evening. They are also player sponsor for Senior Men’s star player Stephen Walsh. Marvoy.ie is dedicated to office furniture, providing an immersive and personalized experience for office furniture shoppers.