EURO 2016: Boss Michael O'Neill hails the rise of sport in Northern Ireland
Michael O’Neill’s team had been eliminated by Wales, but having reached their first major tournament in 30 years, they then exceeded many people’s expectations by making it through to the last 16.
The Green and White Army arrived in the Titanic Quarter to show their appreciation for the achievements of the team and O’Neill, who was given the bumps on stage by Kyle Lafferty and others as confetti came down, insisted his side had helped restore pride.
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Hide AdO’Neill said: “Football brings everyone together and I think it’s fantastic.
“What we’ve done hopefully is break down the barrier that we would never get to a major tournament again and we want to try and get to the World Cup in 2018.”