The 2013 GAA Championships are entering endgame territory and fans across the country have been showing their colours and their support...
In Limerick...
Veteran wedding band Free Beer deserve major kudos for their just-released single " Abu," featuring the brilliantly Irish lyrics: "Come here I want ya, I wanna tell ya, it's Luimmmmmmmneach abu."
Meanwhile, the staff at the Limerick Races have been ready since late July.
@LimerickCLG Raceday ready for the off #limerickAbu pic.twitter.com/ga3jkbz9z8
— Limerick Races (@LimerickRaces) July 25, 2013
As anyone who's ever been to any kind of televised sporting event knows, getting yourself on TV is about as difficult as winning the Lotto. Limerick hurling supporter Ger Murnane defied all odds to get himself on air three times; once as a young boy in 1987, again as a teenager in 2002 and finally as a parent in 2013.
Finally, even Dublin City Council appear to have taken sides:
Great to see @limerickclg colours flying outside Dublin City Council Offices. #LimerickAbu #WeAreComing pic.twitter.com/IyTCOAdiBI
— Frank Mulqueen (@FrankMulqueen) August 9, 2013
In Clare...
This little guy.
This minion from Despicable Me:
This guy getting in people's way at the Tour de France:
From the looks of things, Clare's manager Davy Fitzgerald would give most fans a run for their money:
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Images: © Ray McManus, Stephen McDermott, Enda Lynch, INPHO/Donall Farmer