Celtic F.C.: Liam Scales and Celtic watching spots

Aoife Kavanagh

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Liam Scales (Arklow via Shamrock Rovers via UCD, our own) just helped Celtic draw 2-2 with Dundee United off a goal, and it got me down a whole rabbit hole of Irish-at-Celtic nostalgia. So here's my list — half proper pub crawl, half fact-sheet for whoever at the table goes "wait, Scales played for WHO before Celtic?" (me, constantly, out loud, mid-pint). Not an exhaustive history, just the bits worth knowing and the pubs worth parking yourself in for the next match.

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Name	Thing	Why it matters
1Arklow Town	Scales' first club, in County Wicklow	Every big career starts somewhere small and this is his somewhere. Nice bit of trivia for the pub quiz, not that anyone will believe you.
2Liam Scales	Irish centre-back, #5 at Celtic, from Arklow, County Wicklow	He's OURS lads. Started at UCD, properly broke through at Shamrock Rovers, now marshalling the Celtic back line. Scored and all in that Dundee United draw.
3University College Dublin (UCD)	College side Scales played for before turning pro	Swapped lectures for League of Ireland First Division football. Absolute LAD energy, honestly.
4Murray's Bar	Pub at 34 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 — traditional Irish bar showing live sport nightly	THE spot I've heard mentioned more than any other for Celtic games in town. Pint, screen, done.