A Brief History of Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland

A brief history of Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland.

A brief history of why the Irish Football Association - became two, the IFA and the Football Association of Ireland.

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[LetsRaZe]

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[kelzuya]

I went to the European championship in 2016 and in Dublin airport I witnessed lots of NI fans also streaming through without incident. Glad to say that a lot of the hate between us has died down. There is a lot more peace on the Island in general these days.

[JamesMadiganmadda]

Let's not forget to mention how David Meyler and Shane Duffy (Ireland) and Johnny Evans and Steven Davies (NI) both came together to visit the Children's Hospital in Dublin yesterday. They made the childrens day, most importantly. But it also shows how progressive things are going between our country and NI. The game will probably be boring, but that's not what matters, we must respect one another and set aside our differences. Come on you boys in green. ☘

[wreckingboi]

I’m from northern Ireland and this has been explained so well, hope people understand this a lot better now

[NIDELLANEUM]

Something to point out was that, in the 50s, both federations overlapped their cappings, so that a player was called up by both. FIFA had to interfere and state that players could only choose one federation to play for.

[arsenalgaa]

Imagine what we could do together like the rugby team! I’m from Down n.ireland but I support the republic coz I’m catholic and consider my self Irish.We would do half decent in all comps just like rugby!

[JaleelBeig]

Brits historically have caused split between lot of cultures, haven't they?

[jamesguitarplayer]

Great to see an informative video on this. As someone who comes from Northern Ireland, this type of video explaining the history of football across the island of Ireland is a real treat. Safe game tomorrow lads

[LetsRaZe]

I LIKE TIFO. It's informative and stuff.

[eoinmelby]

Can we highlight the hilarity of trying to explain that Northern Ireland, in the UK managed by Michael O'Neill and run by the Irish football association is totally separate from the ROI managed by Martin O'Neill and run by the Football association of Ireland.

[vonhaig]

Great video, showing your usual depth and class. On a positive note, after the '93 game it was reported that the N. Ireland captain Alan McDonald came into the Republic's dressing room and told them to go the USA and represent the whole Island. McDonald was from a Protestant/Unionist background but it shows that at least among players sport is bigger than sectarian politics. You can see the same positivity nowadays when both teams are away, there was a great camaraderie at the euros in 2016. I think a lot of people, myself included, hope that one day we'll have an all-island team, same as in Rugby, but either way it's great to see how far things have come.

[Hiah.l]

Really love the in-depth history lessons while learning about football.

[aidanjoyce]

Bingham acted like a knacker during the game in 93

[flatearthfatboy]

Tifo is gold. I've learnt a lot on this channel

[mishaj]

Do a video on the history of Serbia vs Albania

[celticboy]

My personal memory of that night was the elation over McGlaughlin's equaliser, and celebrating wildly with my friends. I was 11 and had no idea about the political subtext and hostility in the ground. I didn't grasp the infamy until years later. Niall Quinn has some chilling stories about the build up to the game.

[shinysmogon]

nice little drawing of the big jim statue in dublin

[JSL]

To be fair, the relationship is much improved now. Northern Ireland have done a brilliant job ridding their game of sectarianism. Similarly, I think Republic of Ireland fans are a lot more respectful of the fact that there are people on this Island who regard themselves as British and wish to be part of The United Kingdom. An enormous amount of growing up has taken place in the past 25 years.

[jakeboyyj]

Nice to see our wee Northern Ireland represented! While we can have quite abhorrent behavior(from both the catholic side and the protestant side) once we settle down we have some of the best fans in the world :) Just look at us singing Sweet Caroline in the 216 Euros

[rockyboy]

Whether Ireland is ever unified or not is not the issue to me., a united Ireland team would be so much better