The ground has appeared in the fictional football drama Dream Team when Harchester United were drawn to play Shelbourne in the UEFA Cup. The ground appeared in football comedy Fran where Fran's club St Peter's United lost a cup final held at Tolka Park. A chapter of Dermot Bolger's novel, 'A Second Life', takes place in Tolka Park, during a European competition match in which Shelbourne overturn a first-leg defeat over Ukrainian side, Karpaty Lvov, and the novel's narrator and his young son are ushered off the pitch by Ollie Byrne during a celebratory pitch invasion. Future Since the sale of Tolka Park in 2006, Shelbourne have been trying to relocate to a new ground. Plans for a new stadium in Finglas and Swords came to nothing, as has an FAI-backed proposed groundshare with North Dublin neighbours Bohemians. Plans were underway in March and April 2015 for the Council to take back ownership of the land, and for Shelbourne to groundshare Bohemians in (newly Council-owned) Dalymount Park. On 4 October 2016 Shelbourne announced that they would leave Tolka Park for a newly refurbished Dalymount Park. In April 2021, the Dalymount redevelopment was expected to conclude by 2025. A local campaign called 'Save Tolka Park' was set up with the aim to secure the future of the stadium and prevent the stadium from being demolished. In February 2022, the city council agreed to examine the feasibility of the sale of the stadium back to Shelbourne. Transportation Public transit Tolka Park is served by Irish Rail commuter services that stop at Drumcondra, on routes to and from Dublin Connolly serving M3 Parkway, Maynooth, and Hazelhatch/Celbridge. See also List of rugby league stadiums by capacity References External links Shelbourne Tolka Park The Dublin Groundhop Stadium video tour Drumcondra, Dublin Association football venues in the Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland national football team home stadiums Rugby league stadiums in Ireland Rugby League World Cup stadiums Sports venues in Dublin (city) Home Farm F.C. Shamrock Rovers F.C. Shelbourne F.C. Drumcondra F.C. Association football venues in County Dublin Dolphin F.C.