It was a strange sort of homecoming for anyone flying into Dublin Airports Terminal 2 in the hour before the lions of Paris touched down, with each new arrival met by cheers and choruses of Ireland’s Call sung by more than 1,000 fans who had descended on the airport to welcome the new Six Nations champions home. A man with impressive facial hair came through the sliding doors.
“It’s Gordon Darcy and his beard” came a shout from the crowd. A great cheer went up as the man blushed and looked bemused. Then the singing started again. “Ole, Ole Ole” this time. “Ah would ya stop, that’s for the soccer,” someone shouted. The crowd sang it anyway and added a chorus of You’ll Never Beat The Irish for good measure. For once it was true. The Irish team’s appearance with the trophy was a long time coming but when captain Paul O’Connell eventually led his squad through arrivals an hour behind schedule, the roar could have drowned out the engine of a jumbo jet.
The scrum around the battered and bruised players as they signed autographs and shook hands was more powerful than anything the French had been able to muster in yesterday’s heart-stoppingly close encounter
Irish Times
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