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Most embarrassing Irish sporting moment?

  • 28-06-2015 07:39PM
    #1
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    Ireland getting thumped 60-0 by New Zealand in Rugby in 2012 has to be up there.



    Doesn't necessarily have to be the Irish national team, it can be an Irish athlete or team.


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  • #2
    pappyodaniel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,923 ✭✭✭pappyodaniel


    Any time this d!ckhead turns up at an event

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OKzhQ0vBDo


  • #3
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    Broken link man.


  • #4
    Menas
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    Michelle de Bruin.


  • #5
    One More Toy
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    Soccer team losing to Germany a while back


  • #6
    snubbleste
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    Michelle de Bruin Smith


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  • #7
    pappyodaniel
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    Meilani Nutritious Spectrum wrote: »
    Broken link man.

    Fixed


  • #8
    One More Toy
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    Menas wrote: »
    Michelle de Bruin.



    Yes. Because wining all those medals was very embarrassing :P


  • #9
    Roger_007
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    John Delaney whinging about being beaten by the Henry hand-ball and looking to be let in to the World Cup finals as the '33rd' team.


  • #10
    Mint Aero
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    The waterford crystal doping horse. After the fiasco of michelle smyth, we were embarrased yet again on the world stage.


  • #11
    snubbleste
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    The horse that Bertie won the money on


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  • #12
    KevIRL
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    Michelle Smith and the refusal afterwards in certain quarters here to accept her guilt.

    Also the Fields of Athenry at the end of the 4-0 hammering by Spain

    Also asking to be a 33rd team at the world cup


  • #13
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    Nearly forgot to mention Ireland barely scraping a win against San Marino in 2007 with the score finishing 2-1. This was San Marino's first goal since 2005 and they wouldn't score again until 6 months later.



  • #14
    Right Turn Clyde
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    Michelle Smith washing her fanny with whiskey.


  • #15
    razorblunt
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    The 60-0 is the first thing to come into my head but that Horan incident where he ruined the Greek lads Marathon was awful
    I bought as many yoghurts as I could and wore a toga to work for a week to make up for it in some way.


    But yeah that 60 point drubbing was atrocious.


  • #16
    MathDebater
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    Dunne getting stopped within ninety seconds of the first round against Kiko Martinez.


  • #17
    5starpool
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    Sonia getting the runs in a major final was very embarrassing for her I'd say.


  • #18
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    MathDebater wrote: »
    Dunne getting stopped within ninety seconds of the first round against Kiko Martinez.
    Jesus yeah I was on holiday in Youghal when that was on, went to the toilet, came back and he was on his hole!


  • #19
    anncoates
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    Irish Liverpool and United supporters at their first away trip in 10 years getting called the Best Supporters In The World for singing Fields Of Athenry after decent and non dysfunctional footballing countries obliterate Ireland at major tournaments.


  • #20
    Duckworth_Luas
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    Irish fans of a Premiership team booing Eircom League players in a recent exhibition match at the Aviva Stadium.


  • #21
    Right Turn Clyde
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    Meilani Nutritious Spectrum wrote: »
    Jesus yeah I was on holiday in Youghal when that was on, went to the toilet, came back and he was on the dole!

    Fixed that for ya.


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  • #22
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    Irish fans of a Premiership team booing Eircom League players in a recent exhibition match at the Aviva Stadium.
    Was that when United played a LOI XI to open the Aviva?


  • #23
    PizzamanIRL
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    KevIRL wrote: »

    Also the Fields of Athenry at the end of the 4-0 hammering by Spain

    That wasn't one bit embarrassing.


  • #24
    KevIRL
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    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    That wasn't one bit embarrassing.

    I disagree


  • #25
    alias no.9
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    I don't think there's ever any shame in getting beaten by a better or smarter opponent on the day, that's sport, many of Ireland's greatest sporting achievements came against opponents we maybe didn't have the pedigree to beat.

    The reaction to the Henry handball, culminating in the request to be the 33rd team, Blatters public disclosure of that and the acceptance of payment to 'drop it' on the other hand is just cringe inducing.


  • #26
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
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    razorblunt wrote: »
    I bought as many yoghurts as I could and wore a toga to work for a week to make up for it in some way.

    (-.-)


  • #27
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
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    One More Toy wrote: »
    Soccer team losing to Germany a while back

    But they drew! John O'Shea, last minute equalizer?


  • #28
    diusmr8a504cvk
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    The Cunning Linguist wrote: »
    But they drew! John O'Shea, last minute equalizer?
    Ireland got beat 6-0 by Germany in 2012.


  • #29
    razorblunt
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    Meilani Nutritious Spectrum wrote: »
    Jesus yeah I was on holiday in Youghal when that was on, went to the toilet, came back and he was on his hole!

    Depending on where you were in Youghal the same could have happened to you!


  • #30
    Grayson
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    Drawing against Liechtenstein

    http://www.balls.ie/football/drawing-mountain-top-remembering-irelands-0-0-draw-liechtenstein/183416


    This was the team we drew to.
    The team were made for one of those modern graphics which are so popular these days - showcasing the day jobs of players from minnow countries.

    The oldest player, at 32, was Roland Hilti, a teacher in the local secondary school (or gynasium). He now works as the vice-principal at the same school. Over the phone, he scrambles to remember the day-jobs of the players who lined out with him that day. It's evident from the team line-up that day that Liechtenstein had and has a thriving financial sector. Bankers line out for Liechtenstein the way geography and PE teachers line out for inter-county teams.

    Patrik Hefti was, how you say, a postman. Now he's in Singapore (he's head of risk management at a bank). Daniel Hassler was a builder and now works as a coach with Vaduz FC. Two or three are bankers now.
    Up front, Mario Frick was accompanied by mechanic Alex Burgmaier. The team also boasted a draughtsman, an architect and a wine grower.


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  • #31
    Collie D
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    Meilani Nutritious Spectrum wrote: »
    Was that when United played a LOI XI to open the Aviva?

    If it was it didn't happen. From my memory the home team's goal got great cheer - best goal of the game if I remember right


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