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Shane Coleman: Ireland’s co-hosting of Euro 2028 is all fur coats and no knickers
While the co-hosting of Euro 2028 is a welcome bonus for our tourism industry, should the government have taken a punt and invested the money in upgrading stadiums to promote our league?
Ireland’s co-hosting of Euro 2028 is the sporting equivalent of ‘fur coat and no knickers’. For years, football in this country has had to make do with scraps of bread from the table. Suddenly the government wants to serve it cake.
This weekend Bohemian FC, the best supported team for away fixtures in the League of Ireland, travelled to Galway for the semi-final of the FAI Cup. In the club’s biggest match of the season, ...