Rollercoaster of emotions at action-packed Euro 2016 fanzones

A superb amphitheatre, a terrific buzz and plenty of football action — no, not the Stade de France, The Courtyard off Sober Lane where hundreds gathered for a night of “oohs” and “aahs” and a result any of us would have taken yesterday morning.

In the thick of it was a pair of lovebirds from opposing nations: Samantha Keane, from Co Wexford but living in Cork, and her boyfriend, Daniel Nordlund from Orebro, Sweden.

“Thank god it was a draw,” said Samantha diplomatically, echoing the sentiment of, well, no one.