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Irish supporters in France are being praised to the skies by impressed locals

Published 17:18 12 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 17:19 12 Jun 2016 BST

Darragh Murphy
Irish supporters in France are being praised to the skies by impressed locals

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When the Irish are in town, good times tend to follow.

France has received a healthy injection of craic in the last few days as supporters clad in green flood Paris, and other cities, ahead of the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 opener against Sweden on Monday. And while the trouble in Marseille has somewhat marred the opening days of the tournament, the Irish supporters have been receiving heaps of praise from the locals for their impeccable, if not always sober, behaviour. They travel in droves 3 9 They're very easily entertained https://twitter.com/simon_pausch/status/741725180305768448 15 You won't find friendlier people 16 They're helpful 1 They're drinking in the French culture 2 They're "the coolest" apparently 4 The passion, oh the passion would give chills to a tulip. Whatever that means. 5 They're wonderfully weird 12 Wow, just wow! 6 A loud ol' bunch, they are (gueulaient means yelling) 7 They're just a lovable crowd 8 10 11 13

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