‘Shelbourne really has held our family together. Families come and go in football terms, but Shels is a family. The league is a family’
Thelma Frazer lives on in the memories of her brothers and the Tolka Park club has provided a bond for the Frazer clan that has remained unbroken through the worst of times
Love, loss, Shelbourne and the Stardust fire
Brothers Eric and Maurice Frazer gaze out across Tolka Park as the groundsman is putting the finishing touches to the pitch. It’s Friday night, it’s Shelbourne against St Patrick’s Athletic and a big derby awaits on Dublin’s northside.
A warm breeze blows up Richmond Road as supporters begin to stream through the turnstiles at this historic ground. Damien Duff and his players emerge from the dressing rooms for their warm-up, beer kegs are being rolled into the Tolka Bar while Brian Kerr mingles with locals as he makes his way to his seat.
