VIDEO: Our man in a van: ‘Absolute blast’ comes to an end for most fans

Despite the historic night for the Boys in Green with their brilliant victory over Italy, the holiday has come to an end for many Irish fans who took a fortnight off to follow the team around France.

Tomorrow marks two weeks since the tournament began, and the annual leave is running out for some who have been here in France since the hosts kicked off the tournament against Romania in the Stade de France.

Carol Cassidy from Cork City lives in Co Wicklow with her husband and four sons. She described the past two weeks as “an absolute blast”.