Hello and welcome to this website displaying my collection of match worn Republic of Ireland shirts. What many people who follow football do not realise is that quite often the shirts that they see the players wearing are considerably different to those available for fans to buy in sports shops. These differences vary from team to team and strip to strip. This is why shirts available to supporters are called 'replica' shirts - because whilst they are very similar, they are normally different to the actual shirts that players wear. This makes them highly collectible and - in some cases - quite valuable.

Republic of Ireland shirts in recent years have had one major difference between replica shirts and 'match worn' shirts: the sponsor's logo! For well over a decade now there has been Opel or Eircom written across all replica shirts. Many fans have complained because it is highly unusual to see an International team do this. There are other differences as well - but these are a lot more subtle and vary from strip to strip. I have been collecting Republic of Ireland match worn players football shirts for a number of years now and, in October 2002, decided to create a website. All of the shirts listed on this website are either match worn or player-issued: there are no replica shirts anywhere on this site.

This website is intended to be a gallery of the shirts that I have got; I do not want to sell any of the shirts that are listed on here - any offers that are made will be politely declined. I would also like this site to be a reference point for people who want to verify or authenticate any Ireland shirts that they may have. There are not - as far as I am aware - any other sites for people who collect Republic of Ireland shirts. If you have got a website that is related to the collecting of Irish football memorabilia then send me an email and I will be only too happy to put a link to it in the Links section!

The website is updated on a monthly basis, around the start of each month, I will add the details of whatever new shirts I have. If you would like to sell some Republic of Ireland shirts to me then please send me an email with the details of what you have got. ** Please note - should anyone wish to sell me something that they would not like to see subsequently appear on this website then that is absolutely fine! I have already got a number of shirts which - for different reasons - will not be displayed on this website. If you are a player / coach or know a player / coach and would not like to see something you have sold me appear here just let me know. **

Please have a look around and if you have any comments or feedback then please either send me an email or leave a message in the Guestbook. Thanks a lot and I hope you enjoy the site!