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Vincent Whelan

Shamrock Rovers' European group games to be broadcast by Virgin Media

There's some welcome news for Shamrock Rovers fans as Virgin Media are set to broadcast all of their group games in either the Europa League or the Europa Conference League.

The 42 report that regardless of which group stage they wind up in, all of their fixtures will be shown live by the Irish broadcaster.

As for The Hoops' upcoming Europa League play-off against Ferencvaros, it is yet to be determined if RTE will show that with a spokesperson for the national broadcaster telling The 42 they hope to have a clearer picture by Friday.

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It's an encouraging development overall on the back of many Rovers supporters being left frustrated at their second leg against Shkupi not being shown on television.

Granted, there were complications on the side of the North Macedonia champions who seemingly didn't play ball in releasing the rights to the game, but ultimately it was left very late in the day before a streaming option was even sorted with LOI TV stepping in to show the crucial match at a cost of €10.

Rovers secured group stage football for the second time in their history when they beat Shkupi 2-1 last night, easily progressing 5-2 on aggregate.

With the very real prospect of them of having some glamour ties in the not too distant future, the Tallaght club have enquired about the possibility of hiring out the Aviva Stadium to make the most of such occasions.

A meeting between the club and UEFA officials will take place on Monday where match venue options will be high on the agenda.

The draw for both group campaigns takes place in Istanbul on August 26 - and the matches will be played on September 8 and 15, October 6, 13 and 27 and November 3.

Manchester United, Arsenal, Roma, Lazio, Feyenoord, Rennes, Real Betis and Real Sociedad are among the potential Europa League opponents if Rovers get there.

Meanwhile in the short-term, the back-to-back Premier Division champs have seen their home league match against Dundalk pushed back two days in order to allow them sufficient rest after their first leg in Budapest on Thursday August 18.

That crunch clash was meant to take place on Friday, 19 August but will now happen on Sunday, August 21.

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