Lots of updates tonight!  Ireland played a friendly against a Tuscan select XI in Tuscany this evening.  They had a comfortable 5-0 win with Robbie Keane scoring twice.  Simon Cox, Shane Long and Jonathan Walters were the other goal scorers.

Calling all Irish fans in vans!!

I read in Sundays paper that Paddy Power are giving €100 worth of free fuel to Irish fans who are travelling to the Euro's in a camper van.  It's happening this Friday 1st June at Top Oil Usher Quay in Dublin and there is rumoured to be some sports celebrity pump attendants on the day!  Check it out here!

So wish I was going....just have to keep you all updated from my couch (or barstool!)

So the final Irish squad has been named, check it out below.  Kevin Foley has been replaced by Paul McShane due to a hamstring injury.  Personally I think Seamus Coleman should have been picked ahead of Paul McShane.


Ireland's finalised Euro 2012 squad:

1 Shay Given 2 Sean St Ledger 3 Stephen Ward 4 John O’Shea 5 Richard Dunne 6 Glenn Whelan 7 Aiden McGeady 8 Keith Andrews 9 Kevin Doyle 10 Robbie Keane 11 Damien Duff 12 Stephen Kelly 13 Paul McShane 14 Jonathan Walters 15 Darron Gibson 16 Keiren Westwood 17 Stephen Hunt 18 Darren O'Dea 19 Shane Long 20 Simon Cox 21 Paul Green 22 James McClean 23 David Forde

The Irish team headed off for a training base in Italy yesterday ahead of Euro 2012.

Ireland 1-0 Bosnia Herzegovina

Brilliant result for the team ahead of the Euro's.  Long scored the goal in the 78th minute, with a little help from McGeady.

Team -

Ireland: Westwood, McShane, Dunne, O’Dea, Ward, Duff, Gibson, Whelan, McClean, Keane (c), Doyle. Subs: Forde, St Ledger, McGeady, Andrews, Kelly, Walters, Hunt, Long, Cox, Fahey.

Bosnia Herzegovina: Begovic, Jahic, Pandza, Mujdza, Lulic, Medunjanin, Rahimic, Pjanic, Misimovic (c), Ibisisevic, Dzeko. Subs: Sehic, Zahirovic, Stevanovic, Ibricic, Alispahic, Vrancic, Svraka, Vranjes.

Be Green!

Hi there and welcome to my first ever blog - BeGreenForEuro2012!
I will be covering Ireland in the Euro 2012 championships, updating with the latest team news leading up to the games, player ratings, match schedules/results/analysis, etc.
I'm not claiming to be an expert, just a huge fan who would love Ireland to win (well there group at least!).
C'mon the Boys in Green!!