Euro 2016: Derry fans' kindness brings Ireland supporter to tears

An act of kindness by a group of Republic of Ireland fans from Derry left a fellow supporter of the '˜Boys In Green' in tears outside the Stade de France in Paris on Monday.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jun 2016, 08:59 BST
Updated 14th Jun 2016, 11:02 BST
Ireland fan is brought to tears after group of supporters from Derry buy him a new ticket to the Sweden game.Ireland fan is brought to tears after group of supporters from Derry buy him a new ticket to the Sweden game.
Ireland fan is brought to tears after group of supporters from Derry buy him a new ticket to the Sweden game.

Derry man, Brian Kerrigan, and a group of his friends stumbled across a fellow Republic of Ireland who had lost his ticket to the game.

The fan, known only as Jay-O, is from Dublin and lost his precious ticket to the game moments before kick-off.

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Brian and his friends from Derry all bunched together and bought Jay-O another ticket to the game.

Ireland fan is brought to tears after group of supporters from Derry buy him a new ticket to the Sweden game.Ireland fan is brought to tears after group of supporters from Derry buy him a new ticket to the Sweden game.
Ireland fan is brought to tears after group of supporters from Derry buy him a new ticket to the Sweden game.

Brian recorded the moment they presented Jay-O with the ticket and posted it on Facebook.

“I feel like I have won the lotto - I just my ticket and now I have another one,” said Jay-O tearfully.

Brian said: “Sure isn’t this what we are all about - c’mon boys, c’mon.”

Ireland drew 1-1 with Sweden and their next game is against Belgium in Bordeaux on Saturday, kick-off 2.00p.m. (G.M.T.).

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