Sinn Féin Councillor Jennifer Green has delighted Dundalk FC fans who were left disappointed when they failed to get a ticket for tonight’s Dundalk v Cork City title decider match.
Hundreds of supporters had queued outside Oriel Park on Wednesday morning hoping to get tickets but many were left disappointed when they sold out very quickly.
Jennifer said “My husband and I were hoping to take our boys to the match but weren’t lucky enough to secure tickets so I thought, wouldn’t it be great if it could be shown at the Town Square? I imagined there were other families in a similar position to us so I set about trying to make it happen.”
“What we want to do is to recreate the atmosphere at Oriel Park, which will be electric tonight. We want everyone in Dundalk to witness and share in, hopefully the success, of our football team. Come to the Market Square this evening. C’mon the Town!”
Councillor Green continued “this is a big event for Dundalk and we are all part of it. Let’s join together and celebrate. Bring your families and watch Dundalk FC make history tonight.”
Cllr Green concluded by saying “I want to thank everyone who helped me make this a reality. Especially Martin McElliott the owner of the ‘big screen’ at the Market Square and Sinead Roche from Dundalk Tourist Office for without all of us working together, the match streamed tonight LIVE wouldn’t be possible.” She laughed as she said, “After all this, Dundalk FC better win tonight.”
If you are interested in advertising on the ‘big screen’ you can contact Martin McElliott through the Tourist Office.