All the latest club news and updates from Dalymount Park.
December 20, 2013
Bohemians will kick off the 2014 Airtricity League season with a cross-city trip to play UCD at the Belfield Bowl on Friday March 7th.
The club’s first home game of the league season will see the Gypsies host Robbie Horgan’s Drogheda United at Dalymount Park on Friday March 14th.
The first big Dublin Derby of 2014 is a week later when Bohs welcome Shamrock Rovers to Dalyer on Friday March 21st.
December 18, 2013
Bohemians have been drawn at home to Bray Wanderers in the fourth round of the 2013/2014 Leinster Senior Cup.
Time and date have yet to be confirmed but the ties are scheduled to take place before February 16th 2014.
Holders Shamrock Rovers have been drawn at home to Drogheda United, while the tie of the round sees league champions St Patrick’s Athletic host league runners-up Dundalk.
FULL DRAW: Bohemians v Bray Wanderers, Crumlin Utd v Swords Celtic, Kilbarrack Utd v Sheriff YC, Shamrock Rovers v Drogheda Utd, Shamrock Rovers (Wexford) v Longford Town, St Patricks Athletic v Dundalk, UCD v Shelbourne, Wexford Youths v Athlone Town.
December 16, 2013
Christmas came early for Bohemians fan Tony Fitzpatrick after he was drawn as the winner of the top prize in the club’s annual Christmas Draw, a Volkswagen Up!.
As well as the Up! car provided in conjunction with our friends and sponsors at Volkswagen Karmann, over €7000 in runner-up prizes were handed out at Saturday’s draw.
All the Christmas winners – as well as all the winners of the six monthly draws held in the run up to the main event – are listed below.
Many thanks to our sellers – especially Jimmy O’Connor – and buyers! Congratulations to our winners.
Please contact Jimmy at 085 1655168 or membership director Stephen Burke at membership@bohemians.ie to arrange collection of prizes.
CHRISTMAS DRAW
NOVEMBER DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
OCTOBER DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
SEPTEMBER DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
AUGUST DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
JULY DRAW
10 Winners: €100 each
December 11, 2013
The Bohs Store is open every day this week and next during normal office hours (10am-5pm). The store will also open on additional weekend days to assist all you last-minute shoppers:
The deadline for online orders to be delivered in time for Christmas (domestic deliveries only) is Tuesday December 17th.
Membership and season tickets are always the perfect gift for any Bohemian, while the newly-improved International Membership package is the ideal way for Gypsies overseas to keep in touch with the goings-on back home.
Recent additions to the store include Bohs backpacks, shower jackets and golf driver covers, while the Premium Gifts Range will provide you with the perfect present.
Can’t decide what to buy? Then why not pick up a €20, €50 or €100 gift voucher so your loved one or friend can decide for themselves – or use their voucher towards picking up the new Bohemians home kit when it is launched in the new year.
Also still on sale from the club store are tickets to the annual Bohemian FC Christmas Draw. The top prize this year is a Volkswagen Up! car in conjunction with our friends and sponsors at Volkswagen Karmann.
There is also over €7000 in runner-up prizes. The draw takes place this Saturday, December 14th, so buy your tickets online or from the club before Friday to make sure you don’t miss out!
December 3, 2013
Owen Heary believes the addition of experienced league winners Aidan Price and Patrick Kavanagh can help Bohemians’ young guns realise their potential next season, writes LUKE O’RIORDAN.
Centre-back Price, 31, returns to Dalymount Park after a two-year spell at St Patrick’s Athletic where he helped them to the title this season. He was also a member of Shamrock Rovers’ 2010 league-winning side.
Winger Kavanagh, 27, a league champion with Rovers in 2010 and 2011, joins from Derry City having spent the previous season with Shelbourne.
The duo, along with midfielder Craig Walsh (UCD), goalkeeper Lee Murphy and left-back Jack Memery (both Shelbourne), are Heary’s latest recruits, but he also hopes to sign an experienced striker in the near future as he puts the finishing touches on his squad-building for next season.
November 28, 2013
The Bohemian Football Club official website has been shortlisted for the 2013 Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland/Airtricity Club Website of the Year Award.
Up against very formidable opposition in Limerick and Dundalk, the award will be announced at the SWAI’s Christmas Drinks Function on Monday December 16th.
Also up for grabs on the night is the Press Office of the Year Award, with Darren Crawley (Dundalk), Martina Genockey (Shamrock Rovers) and Colman Hanley (St Patrick’s Athletic) in the running for that accolade.
November 28, 2013
As part of our ongoing link-up with Baltimore Bohemians, former Bohemian FC president Chris Brien travelled Stateside earlier this month as a representative of the club and attended the Maryland Irish Festival alongside our Baltimore Bohs partners.
Baltimore Bohs were founded in 2011 by the Angelos family, owners of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, and the Tirabassi family. The club’s crest features a tribute to our own famous black and red stripes.
This year, Baltimore Bohs this season secured their highest league position of to date. They enjoyed an improvement on their sixth-place finish in 2012 in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the US Premier Development League to come second to Ocean City Nor-Easters (New Jersey) as the division’s highest scorers with 42 goals in 14 games. They were subsequently defeated 3-1 by Reading United (Pennsylvania) in the league play-offs.
Brien said: “As supporters will already be well aware of, the club formed a partnership with Baltimore Bohemians in July. The partnership covers a number of areas, including commercial opportunities.
“In early November, I was invited by Baltimore Bohemians to join them at the Maryland Irish Festival and was obviously only too delighted to accept their invitation. The Baltimore Bohs were kind enough to cover all my travel expenses.
“The Baltimore Bohs had a stall at the festival and we showcased some of our own Gypsies gear on the stall alongside Baltimore Bohs merchandise in what was a very worthwhile exercise in increasing both clubs’ profiles and creating awareness about the clubs’ ongoing partnership.
“Baltimore Bohemians only came into existence in 2011, so they have a big job ahead of them in trying to attract fans, particularly as they are competing with the Baltimore Orioles baseball team and the Baltimore Ravens American football team.”
Chris was delighted to finally be able to put faces to the names of people with whom he had shared regular correspondence in recent months.
He said: “As well as the enjoyment of the festival itself, it was a great opportunity to meet with the people I had been in contact through email over the previous four months. I met with Joe and James Tirabassi, who own the Baltimore Bohs along with their business partner Louis Angelos. Unfortunately Louis was unavailable during the weekend.
“I also met Judge Phil Tirabassi – Joe and Jim’s dad – who was my host for the weekend together with Brian McMearty, a huge fan and stalwart of the club. We spoke about our plans and hopes for the future, and the sharing of ideas was extremely beneficial to both parties.
“It was a short visit – I flew out of Shannon on Friday November 8th and returned on Sunday the 10th – but it was certainly worth it.
“It is one of the aims of the partnership to provide exposure for one another in our respective countries. It is for this reason that the trip was organised and hopefully we will see the benefits of our relationship grow over the coming years.
“My thanks again to the Tirabassi family and Brian McMearty for making me feel so welcome and for sharing their ideas with me.”
Show your support for our American friends by following @BaltimoreBohs on Twitter and liking Baltimore Bohemians on Facebook.
Picture shows it’s Joe Tirabassi, Chris Brien, Phil Tirabassi and Jim Tirabassi
November 27, 2013
Congratulations to the lucky winners in the November draw, the fifth monthly draw leading up to the annual Bohemians Christmas Raffle.
The main Christmas Raffle, to be held on December 14th, will see one lucky ticket holder win a Volkswagen Up! – in conjunction with our friends and sponsors at Karmann Volkswagen. There are also top runners-up cash prizes.
In the run-up, there have been monthly draws with TEN prizes of €100 handed out each month as well as further top prizes. November winners are listed below as well as a full list of the July, August, September and October winners.
Buy your ticket now to make sure you don’t miss out!
NOVEMBER DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
OCTOBER DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
SEPTEMBER DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
AUGUST DRAW
10 Winners : €100 each
JULY DRAW
10 Winners: €100 each
Congratulations to all our winners!
Contact: Jimmy O’Connor on 085 1655168
November 27, 2013
Do you know a Bohs-mad golfer?
Well we’ve got the perfect Christmas stocking filler for them, with Bohs Golf Driver Covers now on sale from the Bohs online store for just €15.
Stock is limited, so order yours now to avoid disappointment!
November 18, 2013
Over 1000 spectators and 36 players created a lively atmosphere for the Owen Heary Tribute Match at Dalymount Park on Sunday afternoon, writes Brian Trench.
Glen Crowe and Dessie Baker rolled back the years as they scored for Bohemian XI and Shelbourne XI respectively.
The crowd appreciated the flicks and feints of Joseph Ndo and double goal-scorer Killian Brennan, and the several audacious chips and lobs of Neale Fenn.
There were repeated cheers for the efforts of Owen Heary, who played the first half in Shelbourne strip and the second half in a Bohemian shirt.
The biggest cheer came in the second half when Heary hit a speculative lob from 40 yards that somehow found the net having touched the post and goalkeeper Fred Davis’ (yes! he played too) shoulder. Heary immediately left the field to long applause.
The goalkeeper at the other end, Lee Murphy, recently signed to Bohemians from Shelbourne, had the dubious distinction of picking up the only yellow card.
Like others of the currently active players, Murphy was more energetic than some of the veterans and he pulled off several fine saves, including one from Owen Heary.
When Shelbourne were awarded a soft penalty and the spot-kick was given to Shels fan Fran Reilly, Murphy dived low to his right and saved it. Referee Paul Tuite gave him a yellow card, presumably for bad sportsmanship!
Five goals down after Heary’s score, Shelbourne continued to look for consolation. When second-half sub Dessie Baker eventually scored with a fine shot, Tuite blew the final whistle.
Following Saturday night’s tribute dinner, when Johny Logan, Eric Lalor and a very enthusiastic Dermot Keely were among those who entertained the gathering, Sunday’s match provided a fitting farewell tor Owen Heary, the player.
Owen Heary, the manager, will continue to grace Dalymount Park and inspire the next generation of players.
Bohemians selection: Lee Murphy, Owen Heary, Thomas Heary, Glen Crowe, Neale Fenn, Mark Rossitter, Anto Murphy, Ken Oman, Jason McGuinness, Fergal Harkin, Stephen O’Donnell, Ryan McEvoy, Killian Brennan, Conor Powell, Dave Mulcahy, Jason Kavanagh (Winner of fan auction).
Managed by Pat Fenlon
Shelbourne Selection: Steve Williams, Richie Baker, Owen Heary, Stuart Byrne, Jamie Harris, Alan Cawley, Declan Geoghegan, Stephen Geoghegan, Jim Crawford, Kevin Doherty, Jason Byrne, Ollie Cahill, Glen Fitzpatrick, Joseph N’do, Alan Reynolds, Derek Pender, Fred Davis, Dave Rogers, Dessie Baker, Fran Reilly (winner of fan auction).
Managed by Dermot Keely
