Shamrock Rovers’ Stephen Rice, 6, celebrates scoring against Spurs in the Europa League game at White Hart Lane in 2011. Photo: Sportsfile
Crystal Palace come to Dublin this week to face Shelbourne for a first meeting with a League of Ireland side in Uefa competition.
But the links between the two countries in Europe go back to when Shamrock Rovers flew the tricolour for the first time, taking on Manchester United 68 years ago.