What a stunning weekend for Irish sport, and one that was matched by the videography teams charged with capturing the moments that will live long in the memory.
First up on Saturday afternoon, with the sun out to celebrate as well, it was the historic first game for the Republic of Ireland Women’s Team at the Aviva Stadium.
Fans of every shade of green mingled around the stadium with bands playing, scarves waving, voices singing and hope springing.
Qualification for the Euros in the case of Northern Ireland and the World Cup for the Republic have been a springboard to greater visibility, engagement and player numbers in every corner of the island.
35,944 fans turned up on Saturday to watch with hundreds of thousands more tuning in on TV and this piece of content on FAI TV is a powerful reminder of what it was like.
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Walking around the ground before the game we bumped into a host of people who have played some part along the way on this journey towards the present and the future.
Everyone was beaming and shaking their head in wonder at how far the game has come for Women and girls.
For the youngest fans there, girls and boys, this is the way that football always is. That we are supporting a team in green regardless of whether that is male or female.
That is something to be proud of.
