watched it in town, lad - the atmosphere was absolutely brilliant!
The city was electric for most of the weekend too.

Never felt more proud of a bunch of sweaty meatheads in me life :)
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:52, 2 replies)

I made it into town for the homecoming
but then sat in a pub because it was a bit too crowded out on the streets. The recession is over for the green flag manufacturers, that's for sure.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 16:55, closed)

@CHCB
You're gas!

At 3pm, you were ambivalent, at 5pm, curious and by 7pm, a full-blown 'Irelands Call'-ing zealot so much so you even went back for more on Sunday?
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:00, closed)

Ha! I'm a fairweather fenian.
I didn't really go in for the homecoming, I was going for tapas and a pint or two. I only realised there were 17,500 people out in force when the bus was diverted off Dawson St.

That rugby thing was some game, mind you (but didn't get me in tears like when Ireland went out of the World Cup on penalties in 2002).
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:07, closed)

sure doesnt that speak volumes about the Irish...
we are more moved in defeat than in victory.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:09, closed)

and we must remember
NEVER to FORGET!
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:11, closed)

Spare a thought...
A mate of mine was in a Galway boozer when the telly died with 10 minutes to go - he ended up calling me for a commentary as all the nearby pubs were full to the rafters.

My cries of 'shit' 'fuck' 'Jaysus' and 'Welsh bastard' were apparently of little use in relieving the agony until the could locate and plug in a radio.
(Tugnut I got them all..., Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:00, closed)

such is the state of
Connacht rugby...
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 17:04, closed)

your team could have stuffed the fucking welshies a little bit better though?
not because I care about how england do, but because the welsh, as a nation, are the worst winners and the worst losers ever and need to be thoroughly stuffed at every opportunity by anyone who gets the chance.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 20:59, closed)

Don't be asking me for any post-match post-mortem
I was trying to work out why they were allowed to pick up the ball AND run with it.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 21:39, closed)