Bohemians–Shamrock Rovers is an Irish football rivalry involving two of the most successful clubs in the League of Ireland. It is also a local derby, one of many involving Dublin clubs. The fixture is over a century in existence and has developed into an intense one, traditionally attracting large attendances. The tie has been played out at numerous venues across the city, with Dalymount Park being the stadium most synonymous with the fixture, having hosted more games than any other. The 2025 season-opening meeting of the two clubs in Aviva Stadium set a League of Ireland attendance record of over 33,000 people.

History The first game played between the two sides was a Leinster Senior Cup fixture on Saturday, 9 January 1915. The game, staged at Dalymount Park, finished 3–0 to Bohemians. Shamrock Rovers achieved their first victory over Bohemians when they defeated them in the semi–final of the FAI Cup in 1921–22. In 1945, the two clubs contested the FAI Cup final in front of a record attendance of almost 45,000 people, with Rovers winning the game 1–0. In 1969, Bohemians dropped their amateur ethos in favour of professionalism. The subsequent success achieved by the club and the demise of Drumcondra, positioned them as the major club on the Northside. Since then, the relatively minor rivalry that existed between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians has developed into a classic rivalry, producing intense games and large attendances.

While there have been many examples over the years of the importance of the rivalry to the supporters of each club, one of the more recent incidents of note was the signing of Tony Grant and James Keddy by Bohs from Rovers, which led to a pig's head being thrown onto the pitch during their first game versus their old club, in a gesture aimed at Grant in particular. The incident was one of many to reach the front pages of Ireland's newspapers, particularly over the last ten to fifteen years and remained a topic of humour amongst the media for weeks after. In contrast, some of the darker incidents of recent times have been the desecration of the monument commemorating the former home of Shamrock Rovers, Glenmalure Park, and two instances of crowd trouble at Dalymount Park in 2000 and Richmond Park in 2003, with the latter resulting in the eviction of Rovers from the Inchicore venue. While violence at the fixture is increasingly sporadic, a large Garda presence remains commonplace. In 2016 during an away 4-0 for Rovers, fans from both sides invaded the pitch, fighting was reported with the Garda Public Order unit intervening.

Rovers and Bohs games attracted relatively large crowds in the 1980s and 1990s, including two FAI Cup fixtures in the 1993–94 season which saw over 10,000 people at each, but the attendances at the fixture have generally followed the same sliding trend as the rest of the League's fixtures over the last forty years. A significant drop occurred during the second half of the previous decade as a result of Shamrock Rovers playing their matches in Tolka Park, Richmond Park and Dalymount Park and the club having an average attendance of just over 1,000 during these years. The attendances rose in 2009, largely due to Rovers' move to Tallaght Stadium and, Bohs' status as League of Ireland champions, with the attendance at one game doubling the previous encounter. In February 2025, a Showcase of Irish Football match was organised as a season opener for both clubs in Ireland's national football venue, Aviva Stadium. The fixture set an all-time attendance record for League of Ireland with 33,208 spectators in attendance.

Culture The clubs originate from separate sides of the city. Bohemians were founded on the Northside of Dublin in Phibsboro and have remained there since, while Shamrock Rovers were founded in Ringsend, on the Southside. They played on the Northside for a significant proportion of their homeless years, but have spent the majority of their history on the Southside, seemingly moving alongside the River Dodder. Both clubs naturally draw the majority of their support from the side of the city that they're native to, but maintain a significant minority of support drawn from the rest of Dublin. Both clubs also share less significant rivalries with other Dublin clubs Shelbourne and St Patrick's Athletic.

Results

League Season Date Home teamResult Away team StadiumAttendance 1998/99 2 October 1998 Shamrock Rovers3 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park 27 December 1998 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 26 March 1999 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park 1999/2000 19 September 1999 Bohemians1 – 3 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4 December 1999 Shamrock Rovers0 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park 9 March 2000 Bohemians0 – 0Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2000/01 14 August 2000 Shamrock Rovers0 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park 3 November 2000 Bohemians0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 28 January 2001 Shamrock Rovers4 – 6Bohemians Morton Stadium 2001/02 7 September 2001 Bohemians0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 9 November 2001 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Richmond Park 15 February 2002 Bohemians1 – 1Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2002/03 2 August 2002 Bohemians3 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 20 October 2002 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park 13 December 2002 Bohemians3 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2003 27 April 2003 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 1 September 2003 Shamrock Rovers1 – 2 Bohemians Richmond Park 22 September 2003 Bohemians2 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 24 October 2003 Shamrock Rovers0 – 0 Bohemians Tolka Park 2004 16 April 2004 Bohemians2 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 12 June 2004 Shamrock Rovers2 – 1 Bohemians Dalymount Park 27 August 2004 Bohemians3 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 5 November 2004 Shamrock Rovers0 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park 2005 18 March 2005 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3 June 2005 Shamrock Rovers1 – 2 Bohemians Dalymount Park 2 September 2005 Bohemians1 – 3 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2007 3 April 2007 Bohemians2 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 29 June 2007 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park 17 September 2007 Bohemians0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2008 4 April 2008 Shamrock Rovers0 – 1 Bohemians Tolka Park 5 August 2008 Bohemians2 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 26 September 2008 Shamrock Rovers1 – 2 Bohemians Tolka Park 2009 20 March 2009 Bohemians2 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 16 May 2009 Shamrock Rovers2 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 26 July 2009 Bohemians0 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2 October 2009 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 2010 9 April 2010 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 29 May 2010 Bohemians0 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 8 August 2010 Shamrock Rovers3 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 5 October 2010 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2011 15 April 2011 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3200 30 May 2011 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 5 August 2011 Bohemians0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2784 5 October 2011 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4082 2012 30 March 2012 Shamrock Rovers2 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4600 29 June 2012 Bohemians4 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4000 10 September 2012 Shamrock Rovers0 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 3500 2013 19 March 2013 Bohemians0 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2785 17 May 2013 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 3800 16 August 2013 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2761 2014 21 March 2014 Bohemians1 – 3 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 5000 23 May 2014 Shamrock Rovers0 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 3500 23 September 2014 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 2296 2015 27 March 2015 Shamrock Rovers0 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4500 13 June 2015 Bohemians3 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3385 5 September 2015 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 3000 2016 15 April 2016 Bohemians0 – 4 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3627 15 July 2016 Shamrock Rovers3 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 3000 7 October 2016 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3500 2017 3 March 2017 Shamrock Rovers2 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 5220 12 May 2017 Bohemians0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3622 28 July 2017 Shamrock Rovers1 – 2 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4534 2018 16 February 2018 Bohemians3 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3640 13 April 2018 Shamrock Rovers1 – 2 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4512 25 May 2018 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3600 17 August 2018 Shamrock Rovers0 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4150 2019 25 February 2019 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3594 23 April 2019 Shamrock Rovers0 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 6414 14 June 2019 Bohemians2 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3594 30 August 2019 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 7021 2020 15 February 2020 Bohemians0 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3580 5 September 2020 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 0 2021 23 April 2021 Shamrock Rovers2 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 0 21 June 2021 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 0 18 October 2021 Shamrock Rovers1 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 4000 12 November 2021 Bohemians3 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3600 2022 11 March 2022 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 7478 22 April 2022 Bohemians1 – 3 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3700 24 June 2022 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 7445 2 September 2022 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 3230 2023 7 April 2023 Bohemians0 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4290 5 May 2023 Shamrock Rovers2 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 7864 23 June 2023 Bohemians2 – 2 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4370 1 September 2023 Shamrock Rovers3 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 78162024 29 March 2024 Shamrock Rovers3 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 10,094 29 March 2024 Bohemians1 – 1 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4,429 1 September 2024 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4,436 23 September 2024 Shamrock Rovers1 – 0 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 6,1192025 16 February 2025 Bohemians1 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Aviva Stadium 33,208 21 April 2025 Shamrock Rovers2 – 3 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 8,471 23 June 2025 Bohemians2 – 0 Shamrock Rovers Dalymount Park 4,421 26 September 2025 Shamrock Rovers2 – 1 Bohemians Tallaght Stadium 9,522

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