Welcome to Kicking Off, our new series taking Eli Mengem around the world to discover and document the incredible footballing stories you may not know about, but should! First up he's in Ireland, where the country's league is enjoying a rise in popularity never quite seen before, from crowd attendances to TV ratings and of course, scenes! Amongst 3 incredible matches in 3 days, from Dublin on the East Coast to Sligo on the West, Eli, alongside colleague Eugene, did what he does best, diving headfirst into the country's club football scene, on and off the pitch to truly find out why it's all kicking off in Ireland! A massive thank you to everyone in Ireland for their help on the film, in particular a massive thank you to Dan Lambert! Follow COPA90 on all platforms here https://x.com/Copa90 https://www.instagram.com/copa90/ https://www.tiktok.com/@copa90?lang=en You can follow Eli on his accounts here: https://x.com/ElMengem https://www.instagram.com/elizepequeno/ You can follow Eugene on his accounts here: https://www.instagram.com/eugeneboynoble/Welcome to COPA90 Stories, a brand new channel exploring the greatest footballing stories from across the planet. For more info and content: https://www.copa90.com/stories