Ireland Vs Kosovo (un)official Fanzone
Also in September 2026, Ireland played against Kosovo in the League of Nations. The game was being played in Kosovo’s capital city, Pristina, and we were given the opportunity to brand a bar just a 10 minute walk away from the stadium. So, we were on the next flight over – the tunes were blaring […]
Lidl NI Challenge
In September 2026, 1lt bottles of Football Special once again launched into all Lidl stores across NI! To celebrate, we undertook our most ambitious road trip yet… We attempted to travel to all 44 Lidl stores in NI in just one day. We were on the road for 18 hours, travelled 450 miles and even […]
New Website Launch!
In July 2026 we launched our new website! Here at Football Special, we believe in bringing families, friends and communities together in simple moments of unguarded joy – that’s why when we decide to refresh our website, we wanted to focus on this. We gathered up our own friends and family and wanted to capture […]
Football Special Nil-Nil
It’s here!! For the first time ever, we’ve launched Football Special Nil-Nil – all of the flavour of Football Special, none of the sugar! For literal years, we have been working on perfecting the taste and flavour of Football Special Nil-Nil and we think we’ve finally mastered it. Currently available in 330ml glass bottles from […]
New Season Football Special Jersey
Following on from the success of our first 2 jerseys, in Summer 2026 we released our New Season Jersey, again in collaboration with O’Reillys. Again, the jersey featured our iconic Football Special branding, this time in a bold vertical stripe design with our slogan ‘World Famous in Donegal’ across the back. We were once again […]
Football Special Jerseys
In summer 2025 we released our first ever Football Special Jerseys! We were super excited to collaborate with another iconic Donegal brand, O’Reillys, to bring you two jersey designs that featured our classic Football Special branding. Modelled by Donegal GAA players; Michael Langan, Oisin Gallen and Ciaran Moore and Ramelton’s very own Derry City […]
Football Special – Available Nationwide!
For the first time, Football Special became available in 222 Lidl stores across the whole of Ireland! Football Special was selected amongst 42 other small and medium Irish producers to supply Lidl stores nationwide with their products as a part of the Lidl Kickstart scheme. A limited number of 1lt bottles of Football Special, Exotic […]
Football Special – Now in a Can!
For the first time ever, you can now taste the unique flavour of Football Special, now from a can! Available in store and from our online shop!
Football Special x Trouble Brewing Sour Beer
September marked the launch of our highly anticipated, Football Special x Trouble Brewing Sour Beer – Football Special, but for grown ups! The beer only seemed to hit the shelves briefly before selling out across the whole of Ireland. The good reviews came flooding in with people enjoying the sour taste of the beer, complemented […]
Football Special – Available in London!
That’s right folks, Football Special is now available in London! It’s available from the London Irish centre in Camden, just a few minutes walk from the train or tube station. Go ahead and buy one from their shop to take away, or sit and enjoy a cold one from their bar (or both, we won’t […]