For those of a certain vintage, there was a spell when all Shamrock Rovers did was win doubles. This, of course, is an exaggeration, but back in the 1980s, it would have felt that way for their rivals. But the latter had, at least, enjoyed 38 years of relief from these double dosages. Until Sunday.
“They’re a runaway train,” said Gareth McGlynn on RTÉ’s pitchside panel after Rovers’ 2-0 triumph over Cork City in the FAI Cup final thanks to goals from Peter Pan, aka Rory Gaffney. Added to their fifth league title in six years, and their Conference League campaign, that adds up to a reasonable
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