Bohs and Rovers set to resume capital rivalry in top flight

THE mother of all Irish derbies returns to the eircom League Premier Division tonight with Bohemians hosting Shamrock Rovers at Dalymount Park (7.45pm).

And in recognition of the heightened tension and drama which tends to surround this fixture, both clubs took the unusual step of hosting a joint press conference yesterday, attended by the respective managers, captains and officials.

Noel Mooney, the FAI’s National Coordinator of Club Promotions Officers, was also on hand to promote the game as “a showpiece for the new eircom League of Ireland”. To that end, each paying adult can bring three children free into the ground this evening, as the League seeks to maximise attendance for the renewing of a long-running Dublin rivalry.