Nice guys finish last – it’s time to get angry

Living in a smallish apartment with as many as five other men is nobody’s idea of heaven on earth, but for the duration of Ireland’s European championships campaign, it’ll do.

You can put up with the long queue for the bathroom in the morning if it means that you get to spend two weeks living across the road from the Republic’s team hotel in one of Poland’s swankiest holiday resorts.

One advantage of the proximity to the hotel is that it is convenient for members of the Irish team to come over and do interviews.