{"id":465877,"date":"2026-05-03T03:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/465877\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T03:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:08:15","slug":"dara-oshea-had-brilliant-line-on-ipswichs-promotion-celebration-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/465877\/","title":{"rendered":"Dara O’Shea Had Brilliant Line On Ipswich’s Promotion Celebration Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a proud day for Dara O’Shea and Ipswich’s Irish contingent, as they secured promotion back to the Premier League with a 3-0 win over QPR at Portman Road.<\/p>\n

The Tractor Boys knew they only needed to better the results of Middlesbrough and Millwall to confirm their return to the top flight, and they were 2-0 up within just nine minutes.<\/p>\n

Goals from George Hirst and Jaden Philogene-Bidace had the home crowd in raptures early on, and there was a party atmosphere for the remainder.<\/p>\n

The party would fully kick off with five minutes to play when Ipswich scored their third.<\/p>\n

After some industrious work from Jack Taylor, his Ireland teammate Kasey McAteer was quickest to react and his goal kick-started the electric celebrations that were to follow.<\/p>\n

At the full-time whistle, fans poured onto the Portman Road pitch, as Ipswich’s return to the Premier League was confirmed after just a year away.<\/p>\n

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Fermanagh native Kieran McKenna was the coaching mastermind behind this promotion, as he was in 2024, but this time the side were captained by Ireland’s Dara O’Shea.<\/p>\n

O’Shea has been immense all season in the blue of Ipswich, and admitted the squad were looking forward to the celebrations as he spoke to Sky Sports at full-time.<\/p>\n

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Captain Dara O’Shea said that a wild night could be on the cards for Ipswich as they celebrate promotion from the Premier League.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s a free-for-all tonight!” O’Shea said when he was asked if he would be charged with organising tonight’s celebrations.<\/p>\n

However, the Dubliner then admitted that the more important celebrations would be those players would enjoy with their families.<\/p>\n

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It’s important we spend time with our families as well.<\/p>\n

Our families give up so much for us. We spend a lot of time away from home, so as much as it’s for us and our fans, it’s for our families, too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Captaining a side to the Premier League is no mean feat, and will surely rank among the greatest moments of Dara O’Shea’s career.<\/p>\n

“It means everything,” O’Shea said.<\/p>\n

“It’s the best…there’s no better place to do it than at Portman Road. This place is unbelievable, I love it, I love the fans, I love walking out and seeing the blue.<\/p>\n

“The support that they’ve shown us…we had a tough season last season, there wasn’t a lot to cheer about. But they were always there.”<\/p>\n

O’Shea also said that the Ipswich squad were proud to have proven some doubters wrong.<\/p>\n

“This is what we set out to do at the start of the season,” O’Shea said.<\/p>\n

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There was a lot of talk about us, I don’t think anybody wanted us to do it. Everybody had something to say.<\/p>\n

We had to walk the walk, and we did. We got the job done, and that’s the main thing.<\/p>\n

It’s never easy. You look at teams coming out of the Premier League, and you think they’re going to go back up.<\/p>\n

Nothing’s given in this league…you have to fight for everything. By god, did we fight this season.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dara O’Shea will be a Premier League player next season, along with his Ireland teammates at Ipswich.<\/p>\n

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