There were cries of “Vamos Argentina” last night as an Irish town saluted the new World Cup champions.
Foxford in Co Mayo has long and robust connections with the South American country as Admiral William Browne, founder of the Argentinian Navy, was born locally.
From the kick-off at 3pm, the town’s five pubs throbbed as a sea of blue and white lapped on to the pavement of the town’s Main Street. Pat Guiry who owns Guiry’s pub with his wife Martha told how the game was “heart-stopping.”
