Irish fans have stopped traffic in Bordeaux as thousands pour in to the wine capital of the world for Euro 2016.
The boys in green have congregated at The Connemara Irish Pub in the picturesque French city ahead of the Republic’s match against Belgium on Saturday.
Street football kicked off on the busy road outside the pub named after the scenic County Galway region.
French police appeared to be confiscating balls as they flew through the air while traffic tried to avoid the festivities.
But after a chant of “Allez les bleus” and “Shut the road for the boys in green”, police allowed fans to fill the street outside the packed pub where they continued to sing and dance.
Officers redirected the traffic and one policeman picked up a ball and threw it into the crowd, much to the fans’ delight.
Police monitored the crowd as fans continued to play football.
Sorry....but the road is closed #COYBIG #Bordeaux pic.twitter.com/v9mCs0HcaO
— Gary Harford (@Harygarford) June 16, 2016
Ireland's fans sing Kolo/Yaya touré song ! #EURO2016 #Bordeaux @UEFAEURO pic.twitter.com/qPvYsovGSr
— Mathieu Benelli (@MathieuBenelli) June 16, 2016
Irish fans join in a fun run in Bordeaux! #COYBIG #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/j1XN8MOdDV
— Dave O'Grady (@DaveOGrady1) June 16, 2016
Another city, another bar ..... Irish fans in full voice in Bordeaux #Euros2016 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/Odhmj9PdGW
— Ita Dungan (@ItaDungan) June 16, 2016
Made it to Bordeaux, or am I in Dublin? #EURO2016 #scenes #theydontplaytillsaturday ⚽️🍺 pic.twitter.com/Q7xmM5Z1Kg
— Nick Bewley (@nickbewley) June 16, 2016
Irish supporters cleaning up after themselves in France. I've seen it all now! 😄👍🏼 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/rlNgxc4J99
— Declan Pierce (@DecPierce) June 15, 2016
