Last summer, Republic Of Ireland football fans captured the imagination of the world with their boisterous, friendly and generally gas behaviour at Euro 2016 in France. It’s clear that the craic isn’t just extended to traveling fans though as the home crowd welcomed visiting supporters before Sunday’s battle with Austria at the Aviva which finished 1-1. […]
9 years ago
The dream is over – but what a fortnight we’ve had. Moments we’ll remember forever, and a team that made us absolutely beam with pride as a nation – we fought the good fight, and our team can come home with their heads held high. Just look at what Twitter’s been saying… ???????????? #COYBIG Well […]
9 years ago
There have been seriously ugly scenes in Marseille over the last couple of days, as English and Russian fans have clashed repeatedly with riot police. Thankfully, though, the Green Army don’t seem to be letting us down. The videos below were taken at the fan zone in Paris where Irish fan have been mixing with […]
9 years ago
Wondering where to catch all the Euro 2016 matches? Well, what if we told you that a duo by the name of The Thinking Drinkers had conducted some research on this exact topic… The Thinking Drinkers, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham, did all the hard work by reviewing over 2,000 boozers in Ireland and the UK to find the best spots to watch […]
9 years ago
The Euros are just under a month away, and we’re already starting to see flags, car stickers and memorabilia for sale in shops across town… As always the funniest and best flags come from the fans heading over there. Some fan flags have started popping up online and they’re absolutely brilliant! @ballsdotie The flag I had made for […]
9 years ago
Euro 2016 was a tournament which will live long in the memory for Irish fans. Like Italia 90, it may never leave the hearts of some… and one French woman might never get over it. While the Irish fans outdid themselves, one Irish fan in particular stole the show and caught the heart of a smitten French lady, […]
9 years ago
Antoine Griezmann, a French footballer who plays for Atletico Madrid, has come under fire for an offensive and racist photo he posted to Twitter earlier this evening that showed him dressed up in a ‘blackface’ NBA Basketballer costume. The footballer is known in Ireland for breaking many a heart when he scored two goals against Ireland in […]
8 years ago
Well this is really, really odd. RTÉ have opted to scrap the usual panel for tomorrow night’s Euro 2016 quarter-final between Belgium and Wales – and replace it with the team from Après Match. Which, of course, is nothing new in and of itself: the comedy troupe regularly ‘takes over’ the coverage for the 3rd/4th place play-off match during […]
9 years ago
Buzzing for the Euros? Well we’ve found a deadly way for you to show your support. A mug with not only the face of Shane Long on it, but also Michael Collins. Hand-crafted by Irish mug potters in the Aran Islands, The Rebel Mug says just about everything you could ever want to say about the […]
9 years ago
Uefa has this afternoon confirmed that Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off with Slovakia has been postponed until further notice. The original clash between Ireland and Slovakia was due to take place on Thursday, March 26 but had been pushed back until June due to the coronavirus outbreak. After a UEFA meeting today, European football’s governing body […]
6 years ago
Have you been noticing… signs in your other half? I’m talking about clues that they may not be all that they seem, hints that maybe, just maybe, the person you love most in this world may be suffering from the sickness known as notions. It’d break their poor mother’s heart to learn of it, ’twas […]
7 years ago
Irish football is coming to terms with the somewhat expected news that Martin O’Neill has left his position as manager of the national side. While it seems the decision has been welcomed by the majority of supporters, there’s no denying that the Derryman gave us some memorable nights over the past five years and we’ve […]
7 years ago