Football Special

Home of Football Special
World Famous in Donegal Nothing accompanies a warm summers day quite like a bottle of Football Special.

Beach football, street football and football on the green all share three things in common; their importance, jumpers for goalposts and McDaids Football Special. Since 1949 McDaids have been developing soft drinks to go with any occasion. Football Special was originally born to help celebrate the numerous successes of local football club, Swilly Rovers. The drink called “Football Cup” was designed

17/07/2026

Introducing Retro Exotic Pineapple🍍

The taste of tropical Donegal. Miles of golden sandy beaches, beautiful blue sea and the refreshing ocean breeze🏝️

Fresh from a glass bottle, made with pure cane sugar and no artificial sweeteners - Retro Exotic Pineapple fits right in with her Retro siblings!

Be the first to get your hands on it from our website - either as a case of 12 or in the Retro Mixed Case.

And go on, take an extra 10% off with code pineapple10 for one week only✨

We’ve SO much new stuff coming in the next few weeks, keep your eyes peeled for updates👀

10/07/2026

Latest addition to the ice cream trailer☀️

Now serving up Football Special Slushies alllll weekend long!🥤

07/07/2026

🍦Festival Ice Cream🍦

It’s the most wonderful time of year again - the Lennon Festival is back!🥳

We’ll be on the quay serving up Football Special Ice cream and ice cold minerals!

Opening hours

Tuesday - now!! - 9pm
Thursday - 5pm - 9pm
Friday - 5pm - 9pm
Saturday - 12pm - 7pm
Sunday - 2pm - 10pm
Monday - 5pm - 9pm

The weathers supposed to be glorious - see ya there☀️

25/06/2026

Football Special Weather out there☀️

(Just ignore the thunderstorm warning for this evening)

Which are you choosing?

16/06/2026

From one generation of Football Special to the next…

Father’s Day is fast approaching and nothing says ‘I Love you Dad’ quite like a bottle of Football Special✨

Be sure to get your orders in from our website by tomorrow to guarantee delivery in time for Father’s Day this Sunday*

And don’t forget to use code ‘fathersday’ at checkout for 30% off socks when you add them to any order of minerals!

*courier depending

📸 (Séamus + Edward McDaid) Declan Devlin

10/06/2026

Name a better sound….

04/06/2026

Socks are BACK✨

Go on, have 30% off socks when you add them to any order of minerals from now until Father’s Day (June 21st)📦

Use code ‘fathersday’ at checkout!

27/05/2026

The sound of water < The sound of Football Special✨

25/05/2026

We took the soda challenge to U20’s to see if they could guess which mineral was Football Special…

Best of luck for the Ulster Final ladies💛💚

Football Special LGFA sponsored hoodies are available to purchase from btw!🥳

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Location

Ramelton

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Telephone

+353749151012

Website

https://football-special.com/shop/

Address

McDaids Drinks
Ramelton

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm