The Stade de France is still shaking on its hinges.
In a sea of green and yellow, bubbling with passion and pride all the way from Scandinavia and every corner of Ireland, the French capital was brought to a standstill on Monday as Ireland kicked off their Euro 2016 campaign.
Lorries were mounted, motorcyclists were joined on their bikes, the metro became one solid block of Athenry and the Stade de France simply didn’t know what it was in for.
The atmosphere in the Stade de France
Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/OQqYvQa1gV— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) June 13, 2016
The Swedes played their part too in fairness. Thousands of them invaded France’s home ground along with the Irish, they mingled in one another’s sections, they exchanged friendly insults and they sang atop of their lungs, screaming to outdo the other.
By the time Ireland’s national anthem was played, the Swedes never stood a chance.
This version of Amhrán na bhFiann is simply spine-tingling.
