IF COVID-19 HADN’T put such a dent in the sporting calendar, we’d now be just over a week out from the start of the 2020 European Championship.
Instead we’ll have to wait until next year to see the continent’s best international teams vying for supremacy, but in the meantime we want to test your knowledge of the competition’s history.
It began in 1960, but given that it represented the Republic of Ireland’s first appearance at a major tournament, we’ve decided to kick things off with Euro 88.
Jack Charlton’s side were one of just eight teams who competed in West Germany that summer, but let’s see what else you can remember…





















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8. Hasnt been a better Irish jersey since either.
@David Clarke: a thing of beauty
@David Clarke: agreed. That Dutch jersey, though! The greatest ever.
@David Clarke: i don’t know, 1993 away would be my favourite
@The Bloody Nine: Dutch and German jerseys were the dogs ballix
@David Clarke: or team
10.Brilliant tournament,England favourites in some quarters and getting tore apart.The Dutch at their best,the last great Soviet side,West Germans always at the business end of tournaments and the memories of our lads to last a lifetime
@John Fagan: Ronny Whelan’s goal against the Soviets was only gorgeous
@my name: not bad but the Van Basten strike in the final from Arnold Muhren’s cross was the best goal scored in any Euros
@John Fagan: I’m obviously biased
@my name: missed it…we were doing the wave at the far end of the ground…..the shame
@Eamonn Duggan: you need to retire from the internet making statements like that. Some craic had though all the same ?
Got a 4 but considering I was minus one years of age that’s a victory.
@King B: Nipper!
We could have won that tournament
@Fergus Mac Gabhann: hard to know, Italy in the semifinals, Holland only really got going after they beat Ireland.
@Fergus Mac Gabhann: Maybe, but our style of play was brutal. Better for the game overall that a skillful Dutch team won it.
@Tom kenny: Holland beat Germany in the semi
@Niall Lee: my mistake
10/10.my fav tournament.pity RTE wouldnt show a complete re-run of our 3 games with half time anyalsis etc.recently got the dutch jersey a thing of beauty.loved that irish top too,had it as a 7 year old!!
I had to wait until the Ireland v England match was over to go to Holles St to have my baby!
8 ..was at it great craic …Ireland outstanding v USSR ..Galvin Should definitely been given a penalty that day ..another bad decision against us
9. That 1-1 draw against Soviets still haunts me when we should have won 4-0, and denied clear penalties. Oh danger here. A piece of muck steered the Dutch header passed Bonner. No luck at all. Mind you, we were blessed against England, blessed when Scotland played Bulgaria, so I suppose it evened out in the end.
9/10. I always hated Rudi Voller anyway!
@Dave WR: Same. That was a dirty one thrown in!
You scored 10 out of 10!
The Smiths
Stop me if you think that you’ve done this quiz before.
8/10 not too bad.
The 42 are obsessed with banging on about the jack charlton era of irish football
@Despacito 2: and?
Not a lot. I was two
10/10, happy days! I’ll admit that two were either/or guesses but I was sure of the other 8
10
An easy 10/10.great times. Loved that irish & dutch top.recently got the dutch one for €20 delivered.
@Nigel Delaney: where?
10 out of 10. Back of the net.
9. Hadn’t a clue what club Rudi Voller was at.