League of Ireland Premier Division Stadiums

We give a rundown of the League of Ireland Premier Division stadiums. The Premier Division is the top tier of Irish football. Thanks for watching!

[@LoneCourier2281]

Babe, wake up, a new Wide World of Stadiums just dropped.

[@jamesmulholland2231]

1:45 The history of Derry City is actually fascinating, they wanted to welcome people from both communities so the name Derry City was a compromise of sorts (the previous Derry team was called Derry Celtic but that name could isolate unionists while Londonderry City could isolate nationalists) with the team actually playing in the Northern Irish league until 1972. As the club was in a nationalist area many away teams had safety fears so Derry played in Coleraine from 1971-72. Derry attempted to move back to the brandywell in 72 but the league voted against it by a single vote. As a result they left the league and were essentially in the wilderness for 13 years until entering the southern league in 1985. I’m sure due to the circumstances the support base is very different to that in the 60s but a fascinating history nonetheless.

[@michaelconway4921]

It is and donegal celtic in Belfast who are gone and Newry city rumours of an attempt to join loi

[@michaelconway4921]

As a Bohemians & LOI fan this is brilliant. Thank you. Best league in the world.

[@josephblack2954]

Best league in the world? 🤣🤣🤣 aye that's why everyone in Ireland supports and follows teams from the English league 🤣🤣🤣

[@mulhern1988]

Ive been to 100’s of premier league games mostly chelsea when I lived in London - not one of them ever had a patch on Bohs and Rovers. Actually stopped supporting English football when I got home.

[@themickster6775]

Interesting that none of the grounds have a capacity of more than 9,000 and thats in the Ireland top flight. Bet the local derbies are cracking, though.

[@paulgorman1305]

@@josephblack2954 no not all Irish support English teams

[@Jwdhshdghwhshdhs]

@@josephblack2954 they don’t most either support Irish teams or don’t care about football or support Glasgow celtic unless you’re from ni they’d occasionally be a hun.

[@neilwhitaker6284]

The Church in the distance that could be viewed from Turners Cross stadium interested me so I looked it up. It is called Church of Christ the King and was commissioned in 1927 and opened in 1931. It the first Church to be built in Ireland from concrete rather than brick. It was built in Art-Deco style and has a capacity of 1200 people. Turners Cross is the name of the neighbourhood in South Cork and a Roman Catholic Parish of the same name. I only just looked this all up because the stadium in Cork interested me and I like stadiums with the views of things behind them and I noticed the Church (and our humble narrator pointed it out as well).

[@JS-uq7iy]

It's also the first church in the world to be built without columns inside holding up the structure. Also once the building begin to settle, the architect believed he failed and jumped to his death from the top of the church.

[@aidancotter6772]

ITS CALLED THE FUNNY LOOKIN CHURCH

[@coolcathal6]

You can actually see the floodlights of Dalymount from the shot of Tolka Park at 5:20.

[@Paul-te8mz]

Many thanks for your excellent vid. How did you get all those drone shots? Just by way of explanation, UCD is a college team, which frequently makes it into the premier division. Accordingly apart from fellow students, it has little support, and matches are frequently poorly attended, as I can attest as a Bohs supporter for over 50 years, (and a UCD graduate) the visiting supporters generally exceeds the home fans. As you showed Father Ted, you may be aware that the actor who played Ted, Dermot Morgan, was asked what team he supported, and he replied "UCD". When asked why, he said "I can't stand crowds"

[@asdatesco2594]

Would be great to see a video on NIFL Premiership (Northern Ireland) stadiums next. While most League of Ireland grounds have plenty of charm, it's evident that investment in facilities is needed - Bohs, Shels and Drogheda all desperately in need of new or heavily-renovated stadiums. The same, of course, applies for a lot of clubs in the North too.

[@samuelguthrie7657]

Just came to check if there was an NIFL video too. Isn't it mad that Bohs play essentially at the back of a Tesco!? I'd never seen Tolka before to be fair. If WWoS does a video for the North the highlight is obvious The Oval having been bombed out in WWII.

[@whoneedsposers]

Add Dundalk to your list.

[@alecerdmann8505]

Went to a Bohemians match in 2005. The stadium was a dump and I froze my butt off, but the Bohs won an entertaining game vs. Longford Town and I still check in on their fortunes from time to time over here in the US. Also went to a Gaelic Football double-header at Croke Park. Sat at Hill 16 because I was a travelling college kid without a ton of cash and those were the cheapest tickets, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon!

[@AMRPK]

There are no seats on Hill 16. Maybe you sat at the Canal End.

[@alecerdmann8505]

@@AMRPK the first match was lightly attended, so I did sit on the terracing at Hill 16. Baile Átha Cliath were in the second match, so I had to stand for that one.

[@Beanbag777]

Dalymount is a disgrace

[@beyondthepage9389]

You mean Gaelic football, the sport where you only get to organize international matches against Australia because they too decided to reject the beautiful game for one that nobody else wants to play (smart move).

[@michaelconway4921]

@@AMRPK I'd say it was nilly they are cheapest and beside the hill

[@neilwhitaker6284]

I wasn't expecting to see a Father Ted clip in a stadiums video "and that isn't necessarily a bad thing". Some nice small stadiums in this league most just need a new coat of paint and some small refurbishments and they'd look great (maybe remove some pillars holding the roofs or is that rooves?). Love the scenery or "backdrop" as the narrator calls it behind the Sligo stadium. Looks a lot like the Pennines or Scotland, would definitely check that area out if I ever make it to Ireland.

[@gallowglass2630]

I am from County sligo yes there is some great scenery here and the neighbouring county of leitrim , i am a bit biased but doubt if i would say the same if i was from the flatter midland counties.

[@Ricky_Baldy]

Tallaght Stadium is where Ronaldo made his debut for Real Madrid

[@tstewart8]

GAA stadiums soon please!

[@Beanbag777]

Oh go away with your bog ball

[@seanolaocha940]

​@@Beanbag777 Oh dear, you do seem to be suffering from an inferiority complex don't you?

[@kiwifruitpoo]

League of Ireland - update your tetanus shot, avoid the greyhounds, capacity

[@seanolaocha940]

@@kiwifruitpoo Not many LOI stadiums being used for greyhound racing these days. And a lot of those magnificent county grounds could do with a major redevelopment.

[@kiwifruitpoo]

@@seanolaocha940 let’s see FAI apply to host an international tournament without using GAA grounds paid for an amateur organisation. . .

[@jamesmccarthy7228]

A full house Turners Cross is always a great buzz, especially the Shed end. Savage atmosphere when City are going well !!!

[@stephenjoyce2647]

Well done, very nice sundrenched shots of the stadiums

[@everythingleagueofireland]

Class video! Yeah a lot of these grounds are not in great condition, however thankfully a good few have gotten approval to be improved! Up the Saints🔴⚪️

[@rylandspencer]

Pumpin' out some serious content as of late!!!

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Cheers!

[@zachmcloughlin]

I know where a tiny country and a tiny league but I am happy to see you covering our league. Thanks

[@kcarr0215]

Another banger, you might not get a chance to do this but soon you should do venues for this year's world baseball classic

[@samuelguthrie7657]

Great vid! Loved it as an Aussie who's moved over to Ireland. I know a couple of these grounds but didn't even know Tolka and it looks awesome. Coming up here the GAA 100% feels like the NRL. It's a great sport with a similar working class background. If you do a video on the NIFL (and you should) I live up the road from The Oval (and right next to Wilgar) if you want any up to date photos! I'm headed to Glentoran v Linfield on Tuesday.

[@raymonddixon7603]

Sam for years the GAA tried to hamper soccer in Ireland because it was a foreign game. You were even banned from playing GAA if you were caught playing soccer. The GAA is a strange organisation, it is more a cultural/political rather than a sporting organisation with influence at the highest level politically. That is why the soccer grounds are quite poor. They had to plough their own furrow without assistance from anyone. However times are changing. There has been huge upturn in support for the game with most grounds filled each weekend and big plans to improve the grounds. From a St. Pat's supporter. ❤❤🤍🤍

[@ericsanchez6263]

THIS IS A GREAT CHANNEL. LOTS OF HISTORY AND SOME WELL TIME COMEDY. QUESTION: WHEN WILL YOU DO OLD MLB STADIUMS 1900S TO 1950S.

[@immersion726]

as an irishman, I gotta admit I'm surprised to see this

[@michaelstokes919]

Only been to a few stadiums since I've been in Ireland, but my fave has got to be Cobh Ramblers ground. Love the vibe of that place in general. Also like the exterior of Bohemians ground. Dunno what it's like now, but the " rustic " surroundings gave it a bit of character imo.

[@AMRPK]

Dalymount is still rustic. It is being redeveloped at present but things have slowed as asbestos was found in one of the stands. So the new stadium probably won't be completed until 2027.

[@aaronmurphy7070]

St. Coleman’s Park is a class stadium

[@MrFatman627]

League of Ireland = GREATEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD 🙌

[@MathiasGmail86]

Do the Northern Irish Premier League as well please, some cracking wee stadiums there.

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I'll look into it.

[@VillaFanDan92]

That little off-centre stand is so bizarre. Surely if you were stuck in the top-right corner, you'd not be able to see the goal or far corner at your end of the stadium.

[@thomchak]

Yep, I can attest to that

[@CMJoRdZ22]

Can you do Welsh Premier League stadiums. I'd love that 😍

[@SionTJobbins]

Arificial grass is probably popular in Ireland for the same reason as it is in Welsh Premiere League football teams here in Wales too. It allows the clubs to open up to the community with football training academies, and hire out to the public and bring in some extra money. It's an important part of the club's long term player development, allows more than one team (including women's) and also hire out to people who want to play 5 or 6 a side in tht enight. Brings in valuable income.

[@jefflowe8619]

Some proper stadiums there, love em, too many souless bowl stadiums across Europe now.

[@donaljoseph1]

Please do Div #1 of the League of Ireland

[@LoneCourier2281]

So for Derry/Londonderry, even the local council there refers to themselves as Derry City and Strabane District Council.

[@neilwhitaker6284]

right and if their supporters were Presbyterians they would be called Londonderry and would play in the Northern Ireland league. The video creator has handled the situation well and has made no judgement.

[@geraldoconnell2463]

@@neilwhitaker6284 oh friend football friend

[@neilwhitaker6284]

@@geraldoconnell2463 Gerald I confess I don't understand the reference or meaning of the reply to me.

[@BennyMandlebrot]

​@@neilwhitaker6284 But they aren't. The term "Londonderry" is imperialist bullshit

[@MikeyJMJ]

Do GAA stadiums for each Irish county next

[@holasoyrexitoowelrusoow9352]

Hi the wild world of stadiums could you make a video about la liga smarbank , wich is the spanish second tear ??

[@dennisud]

Hmm, I like this one! Also, I would like to point out that many of the College teams in the U.S. That play soccer don't always use the same Stadiums as their American Football teams.

[@Matthew_Broderick]

I wish you would do a video about Portugal, Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Serbia and Sweden.

[@evancawley3236]

That's not why the stadiums are small. There is a huge soccer following in Ireland! They are small because most people in Ireland support English clubs rather than Irish clubs. But hopefully some day that will be different

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

nah lmao will never change because unlike the Premier League teams the LOI teams are fucking sheit always have been and always will be the fucking League 2 the 4th tier of Football in England has better quality then the LOI

[@joaofigueiras1106]

You have to do the french Top14!! Best rugby competition

[@archstanton6102]

Great Father Ted clip there.

[@neilwhitaker6284]

yea thought the same thing!

[@waterpoloboy101skolypolo3]

Can you please do AAC or WAC basketball Arenas?

[@andrewconnolly7169]

Did you do Irish GAA stadiums?

[@geraldoconnell2463]

Where is Londonderry never heard of it? No such place I think

[@archstanton6102]

I just searched on Google maps. Definitely there. Try it?

[@neilwhitaker6284]

its like the people who act all upset when an individual writes "Kiev" instead of "Kyiv". The video creator has handled the situation very well, there is no need to clutch pearls about it. He has made no judgement and why should he it is a video about stadiums and he is Australian. And I'm probably closer to your side than not. I've been attending lately Catholic Mass but all my family were English Protestants...I'd prefer to not get drawn into sectarian conflicts on football stadium videos! Its not easy, life is hard enough and I'm in Canada and have never been to Ireland!

[@geraldoconnell2463]

@@archstanton6102 no such place on the 32 County Map I have 🇮🇪

[@archstanton6102]

@Gerald O Connell Must be a misprint then. I'd ask for a refund?

[@geraldoconnell2463]

@@archstanton6102 go read a history book on the plantation’s the answer might come to you eventually

[@Pjvenom1985]

Nice video buddy fair play. Mon the Bohs!🔴⚫️🍀

[@squidtentoes8110]

I like this league, seems like the old days of football

[@Average_MyBad]

why don’t you do the ECHL? (hockey arenas)

[@theo_2949]

Should have included our beautiful national stadium 🏟 The Aviva and our Gaa stadiums like Croke Park

[@trinity1181]

love the Father Ted reference

[@TheMrSheerbags]

Do League of Ireland first Division (tier 2 of League of Ireland soccer)

[@Beanbag777]

Ah stop 😂 sure Finn park and the Carlisle would embarrass us

[@thesmithersy]

1:38 Thank you for saying the correct name of the city

[@andrewbell2786]

The windows at Shamrock also have small square black marks.

[@parovozrufclm]

Do some Balkan Countries next

[@jacknelson927]

Next vid hopefully Northern Ireland stadiums please

[@martinottesen1053]

pls do the norwegian Eliteserien next

[@user-lf8cm3op4r]

de donde salen esos micro estadios???

[@Klynch111]

I think it's pretty safe to say that, oriel Park (dundalk) is definitely up there as the worst ground in the league, maybe on a par with drogheda. But its pretty shambolic considering how much money the club would have got with the good run of success way back in the 2010s

[@kevinob1983]

A lot of shade for turner's cross with no real explanation

[@boscoharkin5545]

what was wrong with Derry City's Brandywell

[@1modernprometheus]

try the Irish GAA stadiums

[@seanbonella]

it's Shelourne like Melbourne yes

[@pauldoolin85]

Have a look at Galway United’s pitch 😊 probably the best all rounder 😇

[@markjenner7199]

Drogheda badge looks similar to Portsmouth badge except in claret and blue

[@dylanbyrne9866]

South stand in tallaght has been finished a good while now

[@toml4944]

For a video only 4 days old the images used are very out of date.

[@rogercusme]

Arias también de Ecuador Liga pro A , Liga pro B

[@fuzzylogiceire]

Shelbourne is pronounced like Melbourne, as you mentioned.

[@johnmitchell2269]

Why are the grounds so small?

[@gallowglass2630]

Basically 3 reasons 1 More interest in the EPL 2 competition with other sports such as gaelic football ,hurling and rugby 3 last but not least the small population of only 5million. My local clunb gets an average of 3000 but the town is only 30 000.

[@johnmitchell2269]

@@gallowglass2630 Scotland also has a population of around 5 million. Yet look at how big Celtic Park and Ibrox are.

[@diesel9324]

They raced Greyhound buses at Derry City’s stadium? Interesting.

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I was just as surprised as you, the track looked far too narrow for buses.

[@AMRPK]

No, Greyhounds as in dogs.

[@diesel9324]

👍

[@shaneomahoney9295]

That's not the league of Ireland logo anymore, just letting ya know 😁😁

[@emjackson2289]

The County of Cork's best stadium, Pairc ui Chaoimh which would put some soccer stadiums to shame.

[@clemfandango619]

These vids are getting very niche. Some of the clubs have attractive names - shamrock, St Patricks. I really like Bohemians.

[@rorysmith2415]

The Irish have some good stadiums.

[@neillanda1268]

Never realized Just how big the Oval is compared to League of Ireland Grounds

[@gerardhackett4845]

I'm a league of Ireland Ireland fan but I Do like the oval nice ground and unique.

[@alexandersinani7481]

swedish stadiums plz

[@tottenhamhotspurfanplaying8776]

The Tolka Park off centre stand is banned from fans because it was built wrong

[@eileenmolyneaux1043]

Londonderry??????????????WHAT????you should namecheck that with Derry City fans......

[@eugenedonaghy1]

The UCD bowl is on a university campus

[@Carvello20]

Mon the town

[@SanTM]

Love it. As a Brit, just talk to the Irish about Aran and Blaa. They'll love you forever

[@adamfinnegan735]

Up the Hoops ☘️🇮🇪

[@AMRPK]

Tallaght stadium finished in 2023. 10000 all seater.

[@gridone769]

12,000 with new stand I think.

[@flyingdutchman2065]

The Irish don’t seem to fancy football.. quite small stadiums compared to neighboring countries.

[@gallowglass2630]

Well its not the most popular sport as such,but it is definitely a top 4 sport as there is little between the top 4 sports its very strong.The main reasons though is competiton with the EPL and the small population of the country.

[@dangermus74]

How about a vid of the stadiums you have been too.

[@David-qk7lc]

Where is porkhead ? I thought they were Irish.

[@gallowglass2630]

Thats in scotland ,but i have a feeling you know that

[@David-qk7lc]

@@gallowglass2630 tell the tic fans that then.

[@matthewclark1674]

Lol Father Ted.

[@TheEndrass]

Don'tgett me wrong,but Football/ Soccer isn't themost poopular sport in Ireland. They have Gaelic ggames whichhave stadiums much bigger thann thhe Football Stadiums.

[@BennyMandlebrot]

Dude, seriously? Derry City are from the city of Derry, not Londonderry, as you incorrectly stated. You need to do a new voiceover on that bit as it's extremely insulting to all Derry City fans and anyone else who's suffered & continues to suffer under British occupation of parts of Ireland

[@johnmason9286]

It's sad the island as very poor football stadium s its football don't mean mutch to the Irish like the rugby great team and fans my family on my inlaws are lynch they live in county Mayo .

[@gallowglass2630]

Very little rugby in mayo,its all gaelic football with football/soccer a strong second

[@lawrencecarlin4309]

Your out of date on these stadiums

[@sydbarret1973]

You have scraped the bottom of stadiums with this one….Eire is not known for soccer

[@waynemolloy4250]

Embarrassingly bad all these stadiums

[@barryb90]

No investment and the majority of Irish people bandwagon on foreign clubs like Liverpool, Man United and Celtic. Irish people's own fault to a large extent.

[@abcdefg5625]

The support just isn't there for good stadiums. The only people in Ireland who would properly follow the League of Ireland are like very into soccer, and even at that, they're still i mionorty in that group. Most people prefer watching the Premier League because the footballs are better, and most if not all famous Irish players play in England. FAI is also poor compared to the likes of the GAA and the IRFU, and GAA and domestic rugby are more popular than domestic soccer. You'll see that the rugby stadiums with the exception of the Aviva aren't huge, they're decent size and look well, and the GAA stadiums would be the biggest in the country by capacity, but most are actually standing stadium, or at least have big standing sections

[@davidpryle3935]

Tallaght is a good modern stadium. I think it’s the only way to go, municipal stadiums, like the rest of Europe. Football is the main sport in the rest of Europe of course, unlike Ireland.

[@davidpryle3935]

@@barryb90 I agree with you, but its so much more convenient to just blame the FAI.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

@@abcdefg5625 thats literally it the support isn't there because the quality of football just isn't there fucking League 2 of England the 4th tier of football there is better then the League Of Ireland plus as you said pratically all of the famous Irish Football players played in England hell my dad originally got into United because he's a cork man and Roy Keane and Dennis Irwin 2 cork men played for them

[@beyondthepage9389]

Irish Premier Football Stadiums are terrible. They are worse than non-league football stadiums. Seriously, they have got to have the worse top-flight football stadiums in the whole of Europe.

[@kmc8298]

Clearly you haven’t seen Baltic stadiums, or even northern Irish ones as well

[@beyondthepage9389]

@@kmc8298 I said Irish stadiums, to include northern Irish as well.

[@gallowglass2630]

@@beyondthepage9389 The country has only 5million and northern ireland has only 2million why would you need big stadiums,they are more important things like health and other areas than white elephant stadiums.I am a GAA fan ,but i don't agree with there stadium policy white elephants built with a substantial amount coming from the tax payer

[@beyondthepage9389]

@@gallowglass2630 Who mentioned size???... you!! I didn't say Ireland has small stadiums. I said Ireland has "CRAP" stadiums, that look like they're stuck in the 1950s. Many have only 1 or 2 stands so I don't even think it's fair to call them stadiums they're more like playing fields, so much so that it makes this video seem like a wasted effort. Even English 5th and 6th tier non-League stadiums put them to shame. Denmark has a population similar to Ireland, but their stadiums are 10 times better. But even closer to home, what about Scotland, with its very close Irish ties. Scotland is almost the same size with the exact same population density yet Its stadiums are not only better but much much bigger. If the truth be told Irish football is the victim of its crazy policy to turn its back on the beautiful game to somehow stick two fingers up at British rule (like cutting off your nose to spite your face). Deciding to promote Gallic football instead has only served to ensure that Ireland only ever gets to play with itself because the rest of the world (except the Aussies ) only wants to play REAL football.

[@gallowglass2630]

@@beyondthepage9389 GAA includes hurling not just gaelic football,a sport that has been a round for thousands of years long before any conflict between the irish and brits,in fact the bigger GAA stadiums in the south is primarily filled by hurling matches.Yes i agree far too much government is given to the GAA for projects that are not needed however the GAA will still be in every village and town in ireland regardless of how well soccer does.Denmark handball is nearly as popular which is also a game indigenous to that country,so multiple sports can thrive even in small countries,we don't need to ditch our native sports to be good in soccer.

[@oliver69cork46]

Football is the most popular sport in Ireland followed by the gaa.

[@gallowglass2630]

Nobody can be sure,the FAI statistics are a nonsense they include knockabouts and every thing

[@draiocht0180]

We both know that’s not true Oliver

[@oliver69cork46]

@@draiocht0180 maybe you dont know but those who have looked at the figures do. Why deny whats clearly true? How football clubs and licenced players avec there? Do yourself a favour and do some research. CSO stats will help you.

[@oliver69cork46]

@@draiocht0180 according to stats there are 2200 gaa clubs in all ireland and over 4000 football clubs-prove now that im wrong? Good evening

[@draiocht0180]

@@oliver69cork46 Oliver you are wrong. A quick little google search will help you see that you are

[@nc2933]

I banged in a goal in Turners Cross before 😁

[@TheSatyr53]

I see now why Irish people play for England.This is so sad footbal infrastructure

[@gallowglass2630]

No irishborn and Bred player has played for england

[@groguchild639]

Funny story about Tolka Park. The off centre stand (The New Stand) is no longer in use as it's condition is too poor due to shoddy build quality. Shelbourne and Bohemians were due to start a ground share in the newly developed Dalymount Park, but with Shelbourne receiving new investment, the club will most likely remain at Tolka Park. Hopefully there will be some new work done there in the future!