Tomorrow, Republic of Ireland face Argentina in a friendly which will also serve as be the christening of our new Aviva Stadium… For the last few years, Croke Park has been our temporary home for international matches but Croke Park never felt like ‘home’…
Last night, Ireland lost 1-0 to France in Croke Park in the first leg of our world cup play off clash. Chelsea man Nicolas Anelka did the damage with about 20 minutes to go. The gulf in class was obvious and like i feared, enough of their big players performed on the night to grind … Read morebeaten by the french
This time next week i’ll be preparing to fly out to Paris. Next wednesday, i’ll be in the Stade De France watching Ireland take on France with a place in the world cup finals next summer up for grabs. The previous Saturday, i’ll have been in Croke Park watching what will hopefully turn out to … Read moreIreland -v- France
Ireland face Italy in Croke Park this evening in a world cup 2010 qualifier which i’ll be going to. Italy are current world cup champions and are undefeated in the group so far, like us. A draw for them will be good enough to top the group and automatically qualify for the world cup next … Read moreworld champions in croke park
Tomorrow i’ll be heading up to Dublin and spending the night there too. At this stage, i’ve stayed in quite a few Dublin hotels… 7 in the last few years; photo credit: DarkestIvy The Conrad Maldron Smithfield Morgan Hotel The Burlington The Morrisson Hilton Kilmainham Clarion IFSC This time i’ll be staying in Jury’s hotel, … Read morehitting dublin tomorrow