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‘I SAW TROOPS WITH GUNS… I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT’: HOW A DUBLINER JOINED GLENTORAN
DURING THE TROUBLES

Dermot Keely recalls his time with the Glens – including one Linfield fan
shouting, ‘We like the Pope more than we like you...’

Dermot Keely holds the Irish Cup after Glentoran's 1983 victory

Keith Bailie
Mon 23 Sep 2024 at 20:00
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Dermot Keely wrote himself into Oval folklore when he skippered Glentoran to a
famous Irish Cup Final victory over Linfield in 1983.

But the Dubliner confessed that he almost turned his car around and headed for
home when he first arrived in east Belfast during the dark days of The Troubles.


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