EATING AND DRINKING at Irish sports fixtures is an experience that can’t be matched anywhere in the world.
Here’s why:
Chips ALWAYS taste better out of van
Image: Flickr/Ankur
And we'll have all of the salt and vinegar please.
You don't mind using a communal plastic spoon to stir your tea
Image: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Especially not if the person ahead of you is a former Lions coach.
You can get five chocolate bars for €2 at every GAA ground in the country
Image:They used to be five for £1 but we guess that's what they call inflation.
A cup of Bovril never tastes better than from the Reds Shop in Tolka Park
Image: Flickr/Identity Photogr@phy
Though we don't think anyone really wants to know what's actually in Bovril.
Your coat pockets are the best place to keep jumbo sausage rolls warm
Image: Flickr/Ron Dollete
Two pockets. Two sausage rolls. One for each half. Perfect.
A few bags of crisps always goes down well with the lads
Image: INPHO/Donall Farmer
Though we wouldn't recommend eating them in a suit.
And being Irish allows you to have 'hang' sandwiches and a flask of tea in the boot of your car on an away trip without any feelings of shame
Image: Flickr/Steve Snodgrass
Because Al Fresco wasn't just your dad's Italian cousin and we all know sandwiches are bio-degradable.