Irvine Welsh: ‘I have had some fabulous sessions in Dalymount. Sometimes you get stuck at the bar and don’t get back to your seat until 20 minutes to go’
Famed Scottish writer loves the passion of football away from the bright lights and has fond memories from many Friday nights at Dalymount Park
Irvine Welsh: ‘Why would you be a second-rate Weegie when you can be a first-rate Dubliner?’ Photo: Anthony Wallace/Getty Images
Dalymount Park’s existence as a football stadium is about to come to a temporary end with a rebuild of the venue that’s been open since 1901. But the old place continues to be a magnet for celebrity.
Figures from the music world, like Dublin acts Fontaines DC, Whipping Boy, Thin Lizzy and CMAT have attached themselves to Dalymount’s tenants, Bohemians. Some have even stitched their names on to a shirt, which critically-acclaimed acts like CMAT and Lankum have also worn in public.
