Ireland beat Switzerland 1-0 at the Aviva Stadium tonight in front of an estimated crowd of 35,400.
Judging by many of the photos emerging from the Lansdowne Road area, the match was a mere sideshow to the main event which was getting the pints in.
It is our conservative estimate that approximately 75% of tweets sent from inside the ground tonight consisted of close-ups of pints.
Another 20% consisted of wide shots of crowds queueing to buy pints at the bar. 3% were about the 1916 tributes before kick-off.
The remainder concerned the match itself.
(These stats come with a slight health warning - 98% margin for error).
Here are some happy people enjoying the match.
Football.
Carlsberg don't do Good Friday's #IREvSWI #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/J1brTzqFbe
— Cathal McMahon (@CathalJourno) March 25, 2016
Alcohol not on general sale in Ireland Good Friday due to Catholic zealotry, but sold at stadium. The concourse: pic.twitter.com/upPBqgnF5A
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 25, 2016
Few pints before the match. #coybig#Irelandpic.twitter.com/B9puhlvofK
— Short Strand (@Short_Strand) March 25, 2016
Forgive me Father for I have sinned... #IRLSUI #GoodFriday #COYBIG #Aviva pic.twitter.com/17g1O7QHTx
— Richard Barrett (@TheBoyBarrett) March 25, 2016
Queues already at Aviva....2 hours before kickoff. Booze queue? More on @tv3news shortly #COYBIG #ROIVSWISS https://t.co/cmiZzNfuEr
— Paul Walsh (@paulwalshtv3) March 25, 2016
@ballsdotie pic.twitter.com/VMZQ4dnCbs
— Conor Cullen (@ConorC82) March 25, 2016
Ain't NOBODY going home. #pints pic.twitter.com/dcYFdrGj0m
— Malachy Clerkin (@MalachyClerkin) March 25, 2016
