IT WON’T TAKE much to set any of you off we’re guessing.
We’re in the midst of the 25th anniversary of Ireland’s glory days at Italia 90.
Here are a few things to get your nostalgia all revved up…
This t-shirt
This t-shirt
This Late Late Show performance
IRELAND IRELAND REPUBALICK OF IRELAND….
Like, LOOK at Gaybo giving it socks with the scarf and inflatable shamrock.
Jim Sheridan and Bono agreeing that Give it a Lash Jack is the greatest Irish song ever written
Not forgetting Put Em Under Pressure of course
It spent 13 weeks at the top of the Irish singles charts and ensured that we’ll all always be part of Jackie’s army.
Kevin Sheedy’s equaliser against England
And Gary Linekar’s jersey swap
THAT save, and the little skip
25 June, 1990. What a day.
And this reaction
And this one
The whole country’s, in fact
Eamon Dunphy’s hair
And Jack versus Eamon
This video
The team meeting the Pope
This scene from The Van
“HE’S GORGEOUS”.
This commemorative mug
Errant apostrophe and all.
This milk bottle
This Shoot! World Cup special
This smile
We Didn’t Start The Fire, Italia 90 style
Damn Schillaci
DAMN HIM!
Ireland’s Italia 90 homecoming
As Jack Charlton said:
We prepared properly. We had a little bit of sun. We ate well. And we drank very little. We’re gonna change that tonight.
