Italia ’90 – The 25th Anniversary

Welcome to our series of articles to mark the 25th anniversary of the Republic of Ireland’s participation at Italia ’90. This was Ireland’s first appearance at a World Cup and the Boys in Green exceeded expectations by reaching the quarter finals, where they were beaten by a solitary Toto Schillaci goal. Along the way there were late goals, papal gatherings, Dutch standoffs, penalty shootouts, torrential rain and most of all a nationwide sense of pride in what our team was achieving on the world stage.

The Stories Behind Italia ’90

Memories of Italia ’90 (Part 4)

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles Squeaky Bum Time With 4 days to spare until our next rendezvous ...
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Memories of Italia ’90 (Part 3)

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles The long trip north The morning after the night before. The morning ...
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Ireland’s penalty shootout drama since Italia ‘90

This day 25 years ago, a nation held its breath as Ireland beat Romania on penalties to qualify for the ...
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Memories of Italia ’90 (Part 2)

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles In a pre-Bertie Ahern version of Public/Private Partnership we had traveled with ...
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Peyton pending, sticker collecting and Italia ’90

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles Before everyone started putting ham, cheese and coleslaw into them Panini was ...
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Memories of Italia ’90 (Part 1)

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles To loosely paraphrase Lennon and McCarthy “It was 25 years ago today ...
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When Ireland met the Pope

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles It’s easy to pontificate (!) about footballers lack of awareness of the ...
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Republic of Ireland football songs

Italia '90 - Click here for more articles One of the most enjoyable side effects of qualification for major football ...
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