That’s going to scald and scar for a long, long time. A men’s Ireland team connecting with 10-year-old girls. But in his own twisted way, that’s him sticking with the Ireland team. Just as nothing lifts the country like an Ireland football team going well, nothing hurts like the dashed hopes of another nearly-but-not campaign. But it changed the way people see the Ireland team, hopefully for a while.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2026 19:43 UTC