'This was for everyone, anyone who’s been part of the journey'

Postpone that chat with the credit union, cancel the milk, pass on the regards to the lads at work. We may be here a while yet.

The mass swarm in green will move south to face hosts France in Lyon on Sunday after another delicious Hall of Fame moment for Irish soccer in Lille last night. Robbie Brady, once described by Alex Ferguson as “made of the right stuff”, took the Republic of Ireland forward to the Euro 2016 Round of 16 with a career-defining goal against Italy.

Houghton in Stuttgart. Houghton in New York. Long at Lansdowne. You know the genre.