Ireland won’t want for spirit in #Euro2016 ... or anything else

Versailles looks the ideal base for team Ireland. The distance between the hotel and training ground is minimal and there will be no repeat of the suffocating proximity of Sopot four years ago, writes Brendan O’Brien

The sense of expectation is palpable now, the giddy feeling that anything can and probably will happen on the 10 green fields of France chosen to host this latest European Championships ubiquitous, but some old truths continue to hold true as France and Romania kick the tournament off at the Stade de France this evening.

German efficiency, as ever, is among them.