Current League Champions and the first Irish side to reach the group stages of a European competition: 2011 – 12 UEFA Europa League group stage Shamrock Rovers play at Tallaght Stadium in South Dublin, play at Richmond Park, and play their home games at the UCD Bowl in Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown, while is based at Tolka Park.

Soccer clubs include Tolka Rovers F. C., Valley Park United, WFTA Football Club, Willows FC and Finglas Celtic FC.

* Tolka Park

Tolka Park the home of League of Ireland side Shelbourne is situated on Richmond Road.

Tolka Park in Drumcondra.

Drumcondra is home to Croke Park and Tolka Park soccer stadium, the permanent home of Shelbourne F. C.

The Club has won the league six times and the FAI Cup four times since moving to Tolka Park.

Drumcondra FC, who played their home games at Tolka Park stadium, was a successful side in the post World War II years, winning five Irish league titles between 1948 and 1965 as well as competing in the European Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on several occasions.

The team played the entire 1987 – 88 season in an almost empty Tolka Park on Dublin's Northside as a result of a boycott called for by the Shamrock Rovers Supporters Club and KRAM ( Keep Rovers At Milltown ), which was observed by the vast majority of Hoops fans.

Following the completion of the boycott season in Tolka, the Kilcoynes sold the football club to Dublin businessman, John McNamara, who put forward a controversial proposal to move in with Rivals Bohemians at Dalymount Park.

In 1996 the clubs new owner Alan McGrath unveiled a plan to build a permanent home state-of-the-art stadium in the Dublin southwest suburb of Tallaght for Rovers, The club also played home matches in Morton Stadium, Richmond Park and again in Tolka Park before moving to their new home in Tallaght in 2009.

The club played in Harold's Cross Stadium in Harold's Cross briefly in the 1970s before moving to the stadium in 1982 where they remained until 1989 when they moved to Tolka Park, in the North of Dublin.

Shelbourne have won the league 13 times and are one of three clubs to have won both the IFA Cup and the FAI Cup. They currently play their home matches at Tolka Park, in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra.

Shels were tenants at Tolka Park the following season.

The commemorative plaque in Tolka Park, detailing the quickest hattrick ever, as scored by Jimmy O ' Connor on 19 November 1967.

Shels were out of the derelict Harold's Cross Stadium and taking over Tolka Park.

Having just failed to make the group stages of the Champions League & UEFA Cup in 2004, Shels brought in big name players for the 2005 season, but only finished third in the league and lost to Linfield in the first ever Setanta Cup Final at Tolka Park, after beating Glentoran in the first qualifying round of the Champions League they were knocked out 4 – 1 on aggregate by Romanian club Steaua Bucharest, despite holding the Romanian side to a 0 – 0 draw in the first leg at Tolka Park.

Following the completion of the boycott season in Tolka, the Kilcoynes sold the football club to Dublin businessman John McNamara, who put forward a controversial proposal to move in with Bohemians at Dalymount Park.

In addition to its small following, the club had no permanent home ground, playing at various times in Tolka Park, Dalymount Park, Morton Stadium, Richmond Park and Whitehall Stadium.

The team also won the Intermediate Cup, winning 5-1 against Waterford side Tramore Rookies in the final at Dalymount Park, as well as the Metropolitan Cup, beating Queens Park 3-0 in the final at Tolka Park to secure a remarkable treble for the young club.

From 1990 until 1997 it was played at Lansdowne Road, stadium, from 1997 – 1999, back at Dalymount, from 1999 to 2002 at Tolka Park and from 2003 to 2006 back at Landsdowne Road.

The home leg was played in Tolka Park and a crowd of 9, 000 – many times UCD ’ s average league crowd – saw the Students come away with a scarcely believable 0-0 draw.

* Shelbourne FC, the League of Ireland side, played at the Greyhound Stadium during the period 1975-77 and again from 1983 to 1989 before moving to the refurbished Home ground of Tolka park.

Tolka Park has hosted national cup finals along with international matches, Champions League qualifiers, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup and was a venue for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

Many of the rivers of Dublin reach the Irish Sea at Dublin Bay: the River Liffey, with the River Dodder flow received less than 1 km inland, River Tolka and various smaller rivers and streams.

Together they occupy an extensive site bounded by Clonliffe Road and the Drumcondra Road ( to the South and West ) with the River Tolka at the northern extremity.

2006 saw a change in fortunes for Shelbourne, with ' The Reds ' winning the title on the last day of the season on goal difference from Derry City, they also managed to reach the Intertoto Cup semi-finals in the Northern Region after beating Lithuanian club FK Vėtra 5 – 0 on aggregate, the largest victory in European Competition's for Shelbourne, but they were knocked out of the competition by Danish side Odense BK 3 – 1 on aggregate, ' The Reds ' had been beaten 3 – 0 in the first leg at Fionia Park in Odense but earned a very respectable 1 – 0 win at Tolka Park, remaining undefeated at home in Europe for 8 games, an Irish record.

Byrne was appointed manager of the side playing in Tolka Park once again, and they struggled through the season with the League's joint top scorer, Tony Cousins playing a leading role in avoiding relegation.

The glory continued as further league championships were secured in 1998 and 1999 which led to European qualification and a creditable 0 – 0 draw with the famous Celtic at Celtic Park, the club lost the return leg in Tolka Park, Dublin but the away draw was a major boost for Irish football against such a famous club in the world game.

In his first game as manager, Sligo drew 1-1 with Shelbourne at Tolka Park.

There used to be an island, called Clontarf Island, off the coast of Clontarf near the mouth of the Tolka, as shown on maps such as that of John Rocque in 1753, with a single dwelling, and at some periods ( notably in the 19th century ), bathing facilities.

A total of twenty-seven matches were played with the competition kicking off on Monday 20 February 2006 with the final having been played on Saturday 22 April 2006 at Tolka Park in Dublin.

They stated that their aim was to move Rovers to Tolka Park to share with Home Farm F. C ..

Dogged by continuous rumours involving a move from Tolka Park during the 2006 season, Fenlon guided the club to their third league title in 4 years on 17 November 2006, with a 2-1 victory over rivals Bohemians, which saw the Dubliners claim the title on goal difference.

The Gaelic games of Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and Gaelic handball are all organised locally by Na Fianna CLG, while soccer is played by local clubs Iona FC ( now defunct ), Tolka Rovers, Glasnevin FC and Glasnaion FC.

Goalkeeper Brendan Kennedy, forward David Scully, midfielder John Reilly and defender Gareth Christie were all released on free transfers while Carl Donnelly moved to Leinster Senior league outfit Tolka Rovers.

Shels had played home games regularly in Tolka during the fifties, sixties, seventies, and early eighties.

The next season, the supporters formed an association called Keep Rovers at Milltown and placed a picket on home games at Tolka Park, effectively bankrupting the club's owners.

The following season Shamrock Rovers fans formed an organisation called ' Keep Rovers at Milltown ' ( KRAM ) and placed a picket on home games at Tolka Park, effectively bankrupting the club's owners.

In the second qualifying round, Shels lose the first leg 3-2 away to Hajduk Split, but two late goals in the home leg at Tolka Park means Shels become the first Irish team to ever make it to the third qualifying round.

There was a bright point in College's indifferent season when they got into the League Cup final after a 2-1 victory over Shelbourne in the semi-final at Tolka Park.