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The countdown is on

10 things Irish fans are bound to experience at Euro 2016

We’re just six months out from the first ever 24-team tournament.

1. Customised flags will be out in force

The bar has been raised in recent years.

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2. And so will the tricolour campervans

They come in all shapes and sizes.

Tricolour campervan

3. Countless jokes about ‘who’s taking the horse to France’

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4. John Delaney getting the drinks in

The FAI chief executive will no doubt be in flying form.

Delaney cans

5. And lads telling you that ‘Jaysus, the Kronenberg isn’t half-bad’

Cantona Kronenburg

6. Random songs being sung on public transport

Such as the Home & Away theme tune.

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7. A few games of heads and volleys next to famous landmarks

Or in the fan villages.

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8. The loss of countless shoes

Due to the chant.

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9. Whatever the French equivalent of the Poznan is

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10. And all sorts of other shenanigans

Some cleaner than others.

Eamon Keegan

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