Parents face new season of team jersey mania

FORMER Manchester United and Ireland star Denis Irwin may have brought good news for the country’s sports shops yesterday — but his evening’s work also heralded pressure for parents of soccer-mad youngsters.

The Corkonian was in Dublin to launch his old club’s new away strip. The jersey will retail in Ireland at €55 for adults and €45 for children, with shorts at €30 a pair.

With the club’s latest home jersey — changed at a rate of once per season — already on the racks in sports and clothing outlets, fans’ attention will have switched to the away version.