European success proving lucrative for League of Ireland clubs

JOY: St. Patrick's Athletic Serge Atakayi celebrates scoring their goal late in the game with Eoin Doyle. Pic: INPHO/Kostadin Andonov

High drama in European competition is creating high rewards for League of Ireland clubs as Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic take leads into next week’s third round second legs.

The Hoops are 45 minutes away from completing their pre-season target of group stage involvement, attracting six more games till December and a minimum prize-money haul from Uefa of €4.7m.