OK, the irish league won't appeal to you, but some irish teams have been very succesful in european competitions and most notably Shamrock Rovers 1-0 loss to the next galacticos. St. Patricks have beaten a russian side and are still in europe. Derry only just got knocked out by CSKA Moscow, by 1 goal.

I'm going to watch Shamrock vs Galway on Friday and i can't wait.

I hope you just take a second to think about it.