Shamrock Rovers ace Gary O’Neill says next season’s curtain raiser at Aviva Stadium is going to be ‘an incredible’ experience for the League of Ireland. And Hoops boss Stephen Bradley reckons the Dublin 4 venue should be opened up more often to showcase big league games - not just the FAI Cup final.

BOHEMIANS AND SHAMROCK Rovers will meet in the Aviva Stadium on the opening weekend of the League of Ireland season — the first time that a league fixture will be played at the stadium. The cross-city rivals will meet on Lansdowne Road on Sunday 16 February at 2pm, celebrating the 110th anniversary of their first Dublin derby.

Bohemians will meet Shamrock Rovers at Aviva Stadium on the opening weekend of the 2025 SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division season.

Working with the FAI and Rovers over the last couple of months, the Gypsies are making the ambitious move to Lansdowne Road to kick off the 2025 campaign

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Stephen Bradley believes that more regular season League of Ireland games could potentially be played at the Aviva Stadium if February’s Dublin derby between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers proves to be a success.