So far, the event has not been a happy one for the Irish. Certainly not in keeping with our excitement at being back in a major competition after an absence of 10 years.
The only thing we took pleasure/pride in so far was the quality of the singing by the Irish supporters at the last game (against Spain).
And some Irish people were even critical of that - saying that we shouldn't be singing after being beaten 4-0.
So in this post I will look back on happier times, before the competition started!
My son Andrew and I were lucky enough to be given tickets to see Ireland play Bosnia Herzegovina in the Aviva stadium on 26th May. It was Andrew's first time seeing the Irish national soccer team in action. It was a very enjoyable evening: we played well (especially in the second half) and we won 1-0. The goal was set up by Aiden McGeady (in my opinion, Ireland's most exciting player at the moment) and scored by Shane Long.
We even had great seats. Here is a shot of our view during the opening proceedings:
