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Originally posted by Hickster74 Hickster74 wrote:

Long against Germany for me. I was heading into Lansdowne with my 9 yr old and he turned to me and said 'Dad, you know we've no chance, they won the world cup'. I replied 'no son, we have to believe'. As soon as I said it, I was terrified that it'd be another 5-0 and he'd be scarred for life!!

Slowly things started to point to a possible surprise, the Germans were missing everything, the lads were getting stuck in. About 70 mins, I shouted out 'its time to believe, lads'.

2 minutes later, Shane was bearing down on goal and his sweet strike stung the back of the net. We were in the front row of 116. I picked up my son and turned him to see the crazy celebrations behind us. He kicked me to turn around and there was Shane and the rest of the lads celebrating right in front of us.

The next morning 7.30am flight to Warsaw, wrecked, a free seat beside me. An auld lad, 80 at least, struggled down the aisle. I was thinking, please don't sit there (shame on me)..He stopped at my row and I helped him up with his case.

He sat down and said, 'here, do you want to read my Indo, son'. I thanked him and looked at the big picture on the front page. There I was with my mouth open ready to lift my son right in front of Shane's lifted arms. I turned to look out the window of the plane, tears in my eyes.

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Originally posted by deise316 deise316 wrote:

Keane V Germany in '02. 

Robbie Brady V Italy in Lille.

Noel Hunt V Italy in Bari. 




I like the way you went local on that one.
I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.
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Wasn't at these so had to do with the TV

Houghton v England
Whelans cracker v Russia
McLoughlin v The Nordies

For the games attended
O'Shea v Germany
Long v Germany
McAteer v Holland
I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.
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Originally posted by reddladd reddladd wrote:

Originally posted by deise316 deise316 wrote:

Keane V Germany in '02. 

Robbie Brady V Italy in Lille.

Noel Hunt V Italy in Bari. 




I like the way you went local on that one.

What ya should have said was you have never seen Deise happy at a match! 
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JOS last minute goal against the Germans in Gelsenkirchen, was also my 30th birthday so there was no better present
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Playing the Dutch has broken my heart but also given me the happiest times of my life....
 
Heartbreak Euro '88:
Paul McGrath's header against the post and Wim Kieft's spinning header.
 
Joy WC 1990:
Niall Quinn's equaliser when Van Breukelen made a mess.
 
Anfield The Kop 1995:
Probably the best Ireland atmosphere I've witnessed beaten 2-0 by Holland but some night Jackie Charlton waved us goodbye.
 
Lansdowne 2001 v Holland:
Was in the West Stand when McAteer scored and thought it was going to collapse.
 
 
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Brady v Italy enough said
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Originally posted by Gashley Grimes Gashley Grimes wrote:


Playing the Dutch has broken my heart but also given me the happiest times of my life....
 
Heartbreak Euro '88:
Paul McGrath's header against the post and Wim Kieft's spinning header.
 
Joy WC 1990:
Niall Quinn's equaliser when Van Breukelen made a mess.
 
Anfield The Kop 1995:
Probably the best Ireland atmosphere I've witnessed beaten 2-0 by Holland but some night Jackie Charlton waved us goodbye.
 
Lansdowne 2001 v Holland:
Was in the West Stand when McAteer scored and thought it was going to collapse.
 
 



Also Oct 1980

1 0 down with about 10 mins to.go.in Lansdowne and coming back to.win 2 1 against a Dutch team that had played in the last two world cup finals.

Also the 1 0 win when Robbie scored in a friendly around 2003/4 in Amsterdam
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Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Originally posted by Gashley Grimes Gashley Grimes wrote:


Playing the Dutch has broken my heart but also given me the happiest times of my life....
 
Heartbreak Euro '88:
Paul McGrath's header against the post and Wim Kieft's spinning header.
 
Joy WC 1990:
Niall Quinn's equaliser when Van Breukelen made a mess.
 
Anfield The Kop 1995:
Probably the best Ireland atmosphere I've witnessed beaten 2-0 by Holland but some night Jackie Charlton waved us goodbye.
 
Lansdowne 2001 v Holland:
Was in the West Stand when McAteer scored and thought it was going to collapse.
 
 



Also Oct 1980

1 0 down with about 10 mins to.go.in Lansdowne and coming back to.win 2 1 against a Dutch team that had played in the last two world cup finals.

Also the 1 0 win when Robbie scored in a friendly around 2003/4 in Amsterdam
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Can I add Gary Waddock's goal against the Dutch at Dalymount mid 80's place went wild including lads on roof.
 
 
 
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When you think of it for a small football nation of 4 million or so we have a lot of really good memories on the intrnational stage...not just run of the mill stuff but legendary wins and performances.

'88 - Razor, Stuttgart beating England
'90 - Italia'90
'94 - Giants Stadium
'01 - The dutch game
'02 - Robbie v Kahn...going so close against Spain
'15 - Beating Germany
'16 - Brady in Lille

I am grateful that I was there for 50% of these in the flesh while engrossed to the TV in a pub or with friends and family for the other 50%

Picking one I would have to say beating England in '88 as the best.



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Originally posted by Gashley Grimes Gashley Grimes wrote:

Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Originally posted by Gashley Grimes Gashley Grimes wrote:


Playing the Dutch has broken my heart but also given me the happiest times of my life....
 
Heartbreak Euro '88:
Paul McGrath's header against the post and Wim Kieft's spinning header.
 
Joy WC 1990:
Niall Quinn's equaliser when Van Breukelen made a mess.
 
Anfield The Kop 1995:
Probably the best Ireland atmosphere I've witnessed beaten 2-0 by Holland but some night Jackie Charlton waved us goodbye.
 
Lansdowne 2001 v Holland:
Was in the West Stand when McAteer scored and thought it was going to collapse.
 
 



Also Oct 1980

1 0 down with about 10 mins to.go.in Lansdowne and coming back to.win 2 1 against a Dutch team that had played in the last two world cup finals.

Also the 1 0 win when Robbie scored in a friendly around 2003/4 in Amsterdam

Clap
Can I add Gary Waddock's goal against the Dutch at Dalymount mid 80's place went wild including lads on roof.
 
 
 



Memoirs yes and Brady made it 2 up only for the Dutch to.come back.and win 3 2

Dalymiunt definitely the best stadium for atmosphere in the good old days of.no.social.media and only.posh people had house phones lol
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Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Originally posted by Gashley Grimes Gashley Grimes wrote:

Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Originally posted by Gashley Grimes Gashley Grimes wrote:


Playing the Dutch has broken my heart but also given me the happiest times of my life....
 
Heartbreak Euro '88:
Paul McGrath's header against the post and Wim Kieft's spinning header.
 
Joy WC 1990:
Niall Quinn's equaliser when Van Breukelen made a mess.
 
Anfield The Kop 1995:
Probably the best Ireland atmosphere I've witnessed beaten 2-0 by Holland but some night Jackie Charlton waved us goodbye.
 
Lansdowne 2001 v Holland:
Was in the West Stand when McAteer scored and thought it was going to collapse.
 
 



Also Oct 1980

1 0 down with about 10 mins to.go.in Lansdowne and coming back to.win 2 1 against a Dutch team that had played in the last two world cup finals.

Also the 1 0 win when Robbie scored in a friendly around 2003/4 in Amsterdam

Clap
Can I add Gary Waddock's goal against the Dutch at Dalymount mid 80's place went wild including lads on roof.
 
 
 



Memoirs yes and Brady made it 2 up only for the Dutch to.come back.and win 3 2

Dalymiunt definitely the best stadium for atmosphere in the good old days of.no.social.media and only.posh people had house phones lol

I was at that game. I went by myself as a teenager. I didnt realise we lost until the next day, and even told a few people on the way home that we drew 2-2. I went for a piss and the Dutch scored and I never even knew itLOL
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Originally posted by Blue Man Blue Man wrote:

Thankfully Ive a few to choose from but Im going to go for Robbie Keane in Paris and Robbie Brady in Lille. Paris was my first away game and I brought my da to it. The sing songs, the banter, the anticipation was just something else. When I close my eyes, despite the copious amounts of alcohol, I can still see that goal played out. Ended up 3 or 4 rows behind me somehow, in the arms of some young wan. Stuck the head on her in the celebrations and ran back down to find me da resulting in probably the tightest embrace ever!!

By the time Euro 16 came Id been living in Canada almost 4 years and visa trouble meant I couldnt travel back for it. Brady's goal was a bit more personal because we're both from Baldoyle and I've known him pretty much all my life. Knocked off work early for the Italy game and Im pretty sure I still had my head in my hands after Weso's miss and then it came. To see your mate score a goal of that magnitude for our country in a major championships was something else. Then seeing his brothers Cian, Darren, Redser and his girlfriend at the final whistle sent me into tears. A brilliant night that was
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In my lifetime it's definitely Brady vs Italy, followed by Long vs Germany 
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Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Memoirs yes and Brady made it 2 up only for the Dutch to.come back.and win 3 2 
A 21 year old Gullit scored twice and a 19 year old van Basten got the other !!!!
 
 
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The 3-2 win over the French in 1981 in my top 5......Stuttgart (88), Gelsenkirchen (14), LR (01), LR (81) and Genoa (90).
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It's a toss up between 3 for me.
1. When they played the national anthem in poznan against Croatia at Euro 2012, hairs on the back of my neck never stood up like that before nor since.
2. Osheas equaliser in gelsenkirchen.
3. Longs goal against Germany in the aviva.

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