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Bohemians - Home at Dalymount Park
“Every single time you walk through the gates of Dalymount Park there’s an air and an aura of history there, and of a footballing culture that’s just so special and non-existent in big-money sport these days,” enthused Irish journalist and football fanatic Donagh Corby. While recent results on the pitch may not make the best reading for Bohemians fans, off the pitch exists a vibrant and exciting club, with deep-rooted support and enthusiasm within the local community.
Bohs recent form has been a mixed bag, winning their last two away games against Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers, but tasting defeat in both of their two previous home games, losing by a goal to Waterford and conceding two without reply against Dundalk. These results leave Bohemians only three points from safety ahead of Limerick in ninth place, however they will be hoping to increase that gap further by winning their game in hand against Derry City. While it may seem that Bohs are in a precarious position many feel that the club are heading in the right direction, with manager Keith Long recently stating that “on our day, if everyone gives a fully focused performance, we can put it up to anyone in this league.”
The matchday experience at Dalymount Park is an intimate one, and not one that is familiar to the numerous barstool pundits and armchair experts up and down the country cheering on De Bruyne, Salah, Kane etc, on a weekly basis. Think squashed knees and cramped seats instead of feet up on the recliner, or partaking in the half-time club draw instead of being bombarded with ads at half-time for the latest online betting company mega-offer for new customers! It’s real. The food is real. The songs are real. The atmosphere is electric. Most importantly, the experience is real and viewed with your own eyes, instead of from the comfort of your living room or your local.
In order for football in Ireland to survive and have any chance of growing and improving the stature of the national league, clubs must connect with the local communities they are based in and foster and harness local support, emphasising and encouraging a disconnect from the hordes of Irish football fans who support English and Scottish clubs. Bohemians and Dalymount Park are well entrenched in the community spirit of Phibsboro and surrounding areas, witnessed by the club’s support of the GreyArea initiative, which has seen local street artists produce work for the club and at the ground itself, including Niall O’Lochlainn’s Bob Marley/Phil Lynott mural.
The importance of community in Irish football is something that Donagh feels is vital to it’s success. “You’re not going to League of Ireland games to watch the best teams. But if it’s part of your community, part of something that you care about, with people that you care about both on and off the pitch that are making a big effort, you’re going to be immersed in a really special atmosphere.”
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They won’t be in Russia, but that doesn’t stop Cormac from trying to take Ireland to the World Cup on the Xbox
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Cormac likes to get involved with all aspects of his stories and articles, from drafting the copy to taking the necessary visual accompaniments
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Cormac Byrne - A Profile
Cormac Byrne is a third year journalism student in Dublin Institute of Technology in Aungier Street. From humble beginnings in first year Cormac has blossomed into one of the best students on the course, and a popular and affable member of the class. And the proof is in the pudding, as Cormac landed a job with the Irish Daily Mirror, where he has already published numerous front page stories, on everything ranging from Conor McGregor to the public disturbances in Catalonia.
Known as a very punctual and hard worker, Cormac’s passion away from work and study is the beautiful game, specifically his beloved Boys in Green. He has been known to follow the team through every up and down, from the highs of France 2016 to the lows of Denmark’s emphatic victory in the Aviva. He can sometimes be found at the Carlisle Grounds too, weather dependant of course!
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Always good to take a programme home from a trip to Anfield. Time Capsule to be opened when Liverpool win the league!
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Everyone needs a good timepiece, especially those people in the future opening my time capsule!
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“You can only judge anything that happened in the times, in the times that that happened” - Gerry Adams. A timely inclusion in the time capsule due to recently stepping down as leader of Sinn Fein.
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