Thats it Jim, let it all out

Lol

I recommend it. Such a lovely city. Nice to have a stroll around too.

The Croatian fans were fantastic as well to be fair to them. Great fun with them in the square.

Cheek? I thought it was a boob.

The best fans don’t leave their own leagues to rot…

Different fans Alan. These are Irish national team fans. Was not an award for domestic league fans.

Alan, people like you don’t help your league. Work on improving it and welcome newbies instead of blaming everyone for the leagues ills.

Alan. You could say that about the young talented players who leave LOI to go to British leagues.

I think you’ll find regular football fans across Europe think we are a joke, but you wouldn’t know that as you won’t find them in your local pub while your watching ‘your’ team play

Not yet Stephen, but as soon as we find out I’ll add it into the story.

Emer

Thanks a lot

Hi Stephen, the exhibition will open on July 19th in St. Stephen’s Green and will run for two weeks.

Emer

Waterfall?

Aye

harsh

A and M and EN

Is this the Euronews piece?

http://www.euronews.com/2012/06/25/euro-2012-the-fan-festival/

The first nationality it explicitly mentions is the Irish. Combined with the (albeit slightly condescending) award being made UEFA to the Irish supporters, I think the ‘notion’ you mention might be justified.

I’m sure the Croatian supporters gave it their all as well, but there were almost twice as many Irish supporters present (70,000 to 40,000), and it would appear that the Italian fans, the only other nation to play in Poznan, rightly saved their money/energy/holidays for the knock-out stages, so it would be inevitable that the Irish would be the most noticeable.

Not sure about the Euronews piece Brian, but I know the Germans have been praising the Irish incessantly calling us the best fans. One of the most respected papers, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, chose the Irish as the best fans and 91% of readers agreed. Find the link (in German) below. Bild ran a similar piece after the Spain game as well

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/fussball-fans-bei-der-em-wenn-der-beste-maennerchor-europas-loslegt-1.1386460-17

@ Brian… You’re taking it WAY to seriously!! I think it’s all meant in a tongue in cheek kinda way… Yeah??

Brian they obviously were’nt aware that you’re king of the craic Brian, are you always this much fun at parties?

Off topic I know, but any chance we could have an edit button for deleting over use of someones name in a sentence?

Wow Brian, you sound like a complete know it all.

I’d hazard a guess you didn’t attend the tournament either.

The friendship between the Irish fans and the locals of Poznan was something special. You can ask anyone who was there. It was magic.

Off with you with your rubbish talk.

Brian you are what is wrong with the world. I can’t stand such negative people acting as if they know it all and thinking everyone else needs a wake up call. I think it is you who needs the wake up call, not that anybody would probably want to even call such a dry ignorant negative moronic bore. You were not in Poznan by the sounds of it and you were even wrong about euronews. I’m heading to Poland in two weeks just to check this all out. Been hearing some great stuff. You’re not invited Brian.

While I agree that we big ourselves up a bit at times we should give ourselves a pat on the back for one of the things we excel at on the global stage : helping create a fun and non violent if slightly inebriated environment where we are remembered for generally positive reasons inserted of the alternatives left behind by other nationalities….sometimes in life those with the smaller voices need to shout louder in order to be noticed especially when the home team is failing to deliver…God bless this lovely island

While I agree that we big ourselves up a bit at times we should give ourselves a pat on the back for one of the things we excel at on the global stage : helping create a fun and non violent if slightly inebriated environment where we are remembered for generally positive reasons instead of the alternatives left behind by other nationalities….sometimes in life those with the smaller voices need to shout louder in order to be noticed especially when the home team is failing to deliver…God bless this lovely island

And did you enjoy the Euros too?

Richard i get the feeling a bridge somewhere is missing you.

Was there a childrens birthday party in the bar too? Or were the clowns winding down after their shift?

Richard when your heading to Mars, Can i’ve a lift?

I agree with Norman about the bridge, maybe also a piece of rope