Celtic fans share their joy in seeing the Hoops in Ireland | OneFootball

The trip to Dublin to take on Wolves was a vital exercise for the team ahead of the upcoming season, but it was also a really important match for the tens of thousands of local fans in Ireland to see the Celts in their homeland.

So often these fans are travelling by land, air and sea to watch Celtic in Scotland, but on this occasion, they got to witness their team close to home.

Playing out an entertaining 1-1 draw with the Premier League side, the 30,000 fans inside the Aviva Stadium sang their hearts out for the full 90 minutes and before the match, we caught up with a few fans to hear their excitement for the game.

Helena McGinnity, said: “This is my 8-year-old boy Daithi McGinnity from Clones, County Monaghan and the game today is his first ever.

“He’s so chuffed and so too is his daddy Noel as he gets to take him to his first game.

“I’m on my way to Glasgow after the game with my oldest son for James’s testimonial on Tuesday.”

Brogan was taking in her first-ever Celtic match and she was ecstatic to see the Hoops in the flesh.

She said: “I’m very excited, this is my first match and I’m so excited to see Celtic in Ireland.

“It’s special, it’s just amazing to have Celtic here.”

Dublin-born Noel said: “I’m very excited. We live in London but we are from Dublin and we flew back over.

“It’s a great atmosphere and Celtic got a great reception.”

Colin said: “It’s brilliant, this is the second time I’ve seen Celtic in Ireland after coming to the Barcelona game.

“It means everything to have Celtic here, it means everything to me.”