Video: Shay’s Tears for Gary Speed
Football mourns the death of Wales manager Gary Speed, aged 42. Former Newcastle colleague Shay Given was unable to hold back the tears as Swansea and Aston Villa paid tribute ahead of their Premier League clash.
Who Let The Dogs Out?
The last time Ireland were in a major tournament, Irish fans were warned that when eating a hot dog in the Far East, its bite might be worse than its bark. It was an oriental take on the Last of the Korean Rover. The Ukrainians have taken it to a whole new level, however, by culling stray dogs that wander the streets of Kiev in a mobile crematorium. UEFA are not happy and Póg Mo Goal are joining them.
Spud Watch: Harcourt St Uncovered
Exclusive: Spud Watch goes undercover in Dublin the night Ireland qualified for Euro 2012. Paul Williams ain’t got sh*t on us.
Get out the Kilbankini for Road to Rio
Get out the Kilbankini. Ireland’s journey to reach World Cup 2014 in Brazil begins and ends in glorious nation of Kazakhstan. Germany, Sweden, and Austria all stand in the way of Giovanni Trapattoni’s quest to lead the Green Army to the shores of Copacabana. And we will approach the qualifiers off the back of an appearance at a first European Championships in 24 years.
Irish Welcomed Back to Action
The Guardian predicts Wolves will welcome back their jubilant Irish contingent for this weekend’s clash with Everton.
Video: The Life of Reilly – Irish Players and Fans Celebrate
As the song goes, poor old Dicey Riley, she has taken to the sup and the Irish football team and fans did likewise on Harcourt Street on Tuesday before an impromptu street party took over outside. Sean St Ledger joined in.
Listen Up Craicow, The Irish are Comin’
Within seconds of the final whistle in Paris two years ago, the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feelin” boomed out across the Stade de France. Every bass thump stabbing at the splintered hearts of the Irish fans who sat in disbelief. The French hung around for a matter of mere minutes before disappearing into the Parisien night, barely registering that they had just qualified for the World Cup but embarrassed and unable to look the visiting fans in the eyes. Two years on and instead of facing into 90 minutes of nail-biting tension, the Aviva Stadium is going to rock to the rhythm of the Boys in Green’s victory parade. Ireland are going back to a major finals and tonight’s gonna be a good night.
Video: Get the Tissues, Ireland Score Four…Oh, and Trap Cries
The best thing about this video is that Trap has no idea how crazy the country is going to go.
Trap Gets Ireland up the Pole
Well, no one was expecting that. All the pre-match thought predicted a cagey Irish performance, a low-scoring game, and deemed an away goal a bonus. We can book the flights to Poland and Ukraine. A 4-0 win reflected a dominant Irish performance, particularly in the second half and the nation is waking up today with massive smile on its face. Dublin on Tuesday is going to be a hell of a party.
Passage of Play: Shay Given
“I grew up all my life as an Irish supporter and just because I live in England now doesn’t mean I don’t know what it means to the people.”