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Danny Grant delighted current Shamrock Rovers crop can measure up to great sides of the 1980s

Updated / Monday, 10 Nov 2025 06:43
It was a second FAI Cup but first winners medal for Danny Grant
It was a second FAI Cup but first winners medal for Danny Grant

Danny Grant was delighted to finally pick up an FAI Cup winners medal with Shamrock Rovers after the Hoops completed the double on Sunday.

The 25-year-old was part of the Bohs team beaten by St Patrick's Athletic at the same stage two years ago, but on Sunday he played a key role for the Hoops after setting up Rory Gaffney for Rovers' opener.

Grant, who has a Bohs tattoo on his right leg, made the move from Dalymount Park to Tallaght Stadium ahead of the start of this season.

A knock-on effect of Rovers claiming the league and cup double is that it secures European soccer for the Gypsies next summer.

Grant however was solely concerned with ensuring the Hoops rounded off the domestic season in style.

"I'm so happy," he said. "I've been here before on the wrong end of it and it's a horrible feeling. The day itself is an incredible day, but it's ruined when you lose it.

"Two years ago we lost it unfortunately but today we've won it and a double. It's an incredible feeling, you can't ask for much more in your first year at a football club, a club that breeds success

"I'm just so happy to be here and be a double winner.

"It's history. You can win a league, and that's a tough thing to do, harder than the cup. But to do both of them together is something that leaves a legacy behind.

"The 1980s team, the club will remember that team for a long time.

"Hopefully we go down with those greats."

9 November 2025; Danny Grant of Shamrock Rovers in action against Rory Feely of Cork City during the 2025 Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup Final match between Shamrock Rovers and Cork City at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Danny Grant played his part in Rovers' win, setting up Rory Gaffney's opening goal

Grant reserved particular praise for Gaffney, who also got Rovers' second goal, as underdogs Cork held out for more than an hour - including coping with the dismissal of Harry Nevin before the interval - before Rovers, and in particular the Galway striker, made the pressure count.

"It was touch and go whether he was going to play, he got an injection during the week," Grant said.

"He's had his bad injuries; he just gets on with stuff and plays through things. That's the kind of teammate he is, he always rolls himself out no matter what condition he's in.

"He's unbelievable, I haven't seen a striker like that in my career. The two goals tonight were so good and, at his age, it's incredible.

"He's so important to us."

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