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This Sky Sports News presenter tried to read some Irish on air and it did not go well

‘I can’t read that’.

YESTERDAY, LEGENDARY IRISH goalkeeper Shay Given announced his retirement from international football (for the second time).

When Sky Sports came to read out the Donegal man’s statement though, it proved increasingly difficult broadcast.

If you can’t see the video, click here

Irish ain’t easy.

The clip was sent in to Paddy Power by Twitter user Adrian McGeown when it happened last night.

“GO… rabbith… meth”

2shay Twitter Twitter

“That’s in Gaelic at the end there, apologies – I can’t read that out.”

Fair play to him though – he gave it a shot.

Two weeks in the Gaeltacht and he’d be nailing every line.

hat tip Joe.ie

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Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    Mute David A Roberts
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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:39 PM

    I doubt any six year old would be aware of national opinion towards their parents…
    sounds like a likely excuse in my opinion

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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:43 PM

    @David A Roberts: r/thathappened

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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:46 PM

    @mcdb06: @dhotya on twitter

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    Mute D H
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    Mar 29th 2019, 5:40 PM

    @David A Roberts: jesus was asked the same thing about jerusalem

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    Mar 29th 2019, 9:22 PM

    @D H: what??

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    Mute Mark
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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:35 PM

    Stop winging Messi. Ronaldo has worse players at Portugal but has still managed to win games by himself for years and his passion to play for his country is real

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    Mute Ivan Edge
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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:45 PM

    @Mark: i don’t agree. Ronaldo is so greedy for Portugal, shoots every time he gets the ball within 50 yards of opponents goal. If he hadn’t been subbed off early in the Euro finals, Portugal would not have won

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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:48 PM

    @Mark: Yup. I know I’ll be in the minority here but Ronaldo’s achievement with Portugal tip the scales in the GOAT debate for me.

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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:51 PM

    @Mark: absolute bollox!!
    Portugal have a far better team than Argentina.
    And the year they won the European championship, he was shit.

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    Mar 29th 2019, 5:39 PM

    @Cian Nolan: If not for an awful Higuain miss in the World Cup and the Copa America then Messi would have won both. You can only drag a team so far. Like in Ronaldos case he can win them games but when he goes off they still might put together a good performance.

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    Mar 29th 2019, 6:13 PM

    @Margarita Huanca: he got them to the championships pretty much on his own though , how quickly you all forget

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    Mar 29th 2019, 8:16 PM

    @Mark: Ronaldo… Biggest prima Donna ever n agree with comment below that Portugal only really got going when he was gone in the euros… Fabulous athlete but as a football not fit to tie Messi’ bootlaces

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    Mar 29th 2019, 9:23 PM

    @Ronan Carley: o

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    Mar 29th 2019, 11:48 PM

    @Margarita Huanca: ur talking out of your hole Argentina have players like Dybala pavon etc

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    Mar 29th 2019, 11:51 PM

    @Margarita Huanca: and by the way I agree Ronaldo didn’t have a great euros but has been incredible for Portugal since his first cap.

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    Mar 30th 2019, 12:21 AM

    @Limón Madrugada: he was rubbish in the championship.
    I’m not saying Ronaldo is not a great striker but people give so much crap to Messi and not look at his stats for his country. He got them to the World Cup courtesy of a hatrick in the last game.

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    Mar 30th 2019, 12:23 AM

    @Mark: Messi is Argentinas all time scorer.
    And they are a far worse team than Portugal.

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    Mar 30th 2019, 1:54 AM

    @Limón Madrugada: is crucify a normal word for a 6 year old Spanish speaker to say though, that’s the real question

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    Mar 29th 2019, 5:57 PM

    His 6 year old son definitely didn’t say the word ‘crucify’.

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    Mar 29th 2019, 8:06 PM

    @Jonathan Regan: no shit. He speaks Spanish

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    Mar 29th 2019, 4:49 PM

    You can talk about the quality Messi has around him in Argentina all you like, but it’s that same ‘quality’ that lost Messi a WC Final after he dragged them there.

    https://youtu.be/As_hf0psXMw

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    Mar 29th 2019, 6:09 PM

    Wow “crucify ” his kid must be on another level of intelligence with an imperative vocabulary and ingenious IQ!!or he’s the kid from the shining , what child of 6 would use the word crucify lol

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    Mar 29th 2019, 6:37 PM

    @Paddy D: a religious child?

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    Mar 29th 2019, 8:50 PM

    @Paddy D: he speaks Spanish, probably a translation thing

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