Top ten tri-colours of the Euros -so far!

Sat, 18 Jun, 2016 - 16:02

Us Irish are well known for our charm, witty banter and craic mentality and there has been no greater advertisment of that recently than our shenanigans at the Euros.

Our flanterous spirit has been in fine form with a stream of stories trickling home about our antics in France as well as a plethora of humourously captioned tri-colours with in-jokes, out-jokes, burns and jibes that have had us all chuckling at our nation's strong satirical heart.

Here at BN headquarters we have put together a top ten list of tricolour quips that have struck a chord with everyone in the office.

If you think you have one better, send it in to us on Twitter, Facebook or by emailing Roisin.burke@breakingnews.ie.

Our number one flag on the list has to be poor Tom who got badly burned by his buddies for backing out of a lads trip to spend time with his new girlfriend.

Well, that's what the flag says anyway!

We reckon there is no living this one down, he will still be hearing about missing this trip on his death bed.

We hope she's worth it!

Number two is these dedicated farmers who have forgone the pull of the silage season to support the boys in green on their quest to success.

Anyone who enjoys a good silage season will understand how much of a sacrifice this really is.

Although something tells us, these lads are too hard at play to miss the work!

Next up is a homage to Tipperary man Shane Long who is being hailed as the finest thing to come out of his country since pint bottles of Bulmers.

Sure you can't be arguing with that!

Brilliant game yesterday great performance it feels like two points dropped but we go on to Bordeaux #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/WENfKetgtr
— loc (@locdgooner) June 14, 2016

The next few flags we found on a handy Twitter page @badeurosflags that is compiling an extensive list of our nations one liner tri-colours.

There are a couple of classics that will be instantly recognisable to anyone who graced the Emerald Isle over the last two decades.

Sure, who could forget Dougal's fierce excited estimation.

Cutting edge wit ✅ father ted reference ✅ official euro 2016 logo ✅ the standard is rising #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/ZR7NeRVt9c
— Shit Football Flags (@badeurosflags) June 6, 2016

Or Brendan Grace's comical stand-up.

From the ridiculous to the outright depressing #EURO2016 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/P4uczBj7Al
— Shit Football Flags (@badeurosflags) June 5, 2016

Next we have some catchy slogans that have been reinvented for the cause.

This safe sex one-liner takes on a whole new meaning in this context.

On the 100th anniversary of the rising. #classy #EURO2016 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/hqPcInmlnq
— Shit Football Flags (@badeurosflags) June 3, 2016

And Teresa Mannion's infamous weather broadcast is a fine example of Irish wit in action.

Treacherous like a war, or an airplane crash no doubt #EURO2016 #euro96rewind #Euro96 pic.twitter.com/NPHj0SGYQh
— Shit Football Flags (@badeurosflags) June 1, 2016

Of course, it is known, we are not afraid to cut close to the bone...