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The Day The Republic of Ireland played a Limerick Selection ,a lookback

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Rep.of Ireland v A Limerick Selection in the Ul Bowl.

The venue was the Ul Bowl for a friendly between the Republic of Ireland and a Limerick selection 13 years back? ,I remember there was great excitement in the city about seeing some of the leading names coming to play here in Limerick,Niall Quinn,Tony Cascarino,John Aldridge etc .A very large crowd turned up on the evening,and the autograph hunters had a field day.It is nostalgia time,who can name all the players who played on the Limerick Selection that evening?

Photo Video:

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  • tippryan
    These photos were missing for years,i found them by accident in my attic before christmas.
    Was it 3-2 on the night to the Limerick selection.?
  • Hoof
    Dave O'Connell, of course!!! Great player, always gave 100%.
  • Yeah that's Dave Connell (no 'O) number 12. He was always a rock of a player for Limerick FC. I think that's probably Anthony 'Bubbles' Tobin in the second last photo as well on the right. I remember that day. It was supposed to be a hush-hush practice game until word spread and half the town headed for UL! Has anybody got a list of players from the day? That would be interesting. Great post Tippryan, I think a lot of us had forgotten about that event!
  • chips
    the bald guy in in midfield (number 12) is dave o'connel former limerick fc player manager and same for janesboro
  • Hoof
    Was that after they had been held 0-0 by Liechtenstien and had "training camp" in Limerick for a week before being beaten at home by Austria in the European Championships? Republic had been walking away with the group at that stage until it all went a-ways. Iirc, we ended up going out to Holland in the play-offs at Anfield
    Seem to remember some tales out of school being told of nights spent in The Granary, and other city haunts of the time which, if true, would have accounted for the performance in the Austrian game when they gave away 3 goals in the last 30 minutes.

    Can't think of any of the players that night as Iwas living out of town then.
    Maybe next time they play in Limerick, it will be a full International at Thomond Park.
  • Munchins Man
    I remember being at the game and oh-so-proud that my Bus Org teacher and Mungret Regional keeper Colm Barrett started for Limerick. However, he was so bad, they took him off a half-time!

    The only other memories I have is of the baldy lad in the middle of midfield (dunno his name) for Limerick being brilliant and Paul McGrath being absent which got a mention is his book.
  • Hi
    I was there I remember Denis Irwin scored a cracker of a free kick from about 35 yards.

    And Limerick were well behind at half time so they swapped keepers.

    I could just about see over the barrier but I remember it well have you any videos na
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