Limerick,Munster Heinken Cup Champions Limerick Homecoming 2008

http://croom.wordpress.com/ for more coverage
Munster the new European Rugby Champions 2008 received a Civic Reception at the Limerick City Hall to acknowledge their incredible achievement in winning the Heineken European Cup for the 2nd Time.They were greeted by the Mayor of Limerick Ger Fahey http://www.limerickcity.ie/ and the Kevin Sheahan The Cathaoirleach of Limerick County Council http://www.lcc.ie/.
The Munster Team then boarded an open top bus which left the Limerick City Hall and then made its way through the streets of Limerick lined with people via Athlunkard Street, King's Island http://www.limerickcivictrust.ie/, across the Thomond Bridge and on to the symbolic Treaty Stone( http://indigo.ie/~wildgees/stone.htm )where there was a brief pause in the bus trip to raise the Heineken European Cup high in the air to tumultuous applause from the large crowd. A loud cheer transpired as it passed the Curragower Pub as several people raised their glasses in a toast to their heroes.
It was difficult to film at times as there were so many people who continued to follow the homecoming tour walking and running with the bus on its route, a joyous occasion to savour though.This is what Munster is about, its personal players and supporters know each other first name terms, the supporters are often referred to as the 16th man ... this is what it makes this team so different to so many others in world rugby.Munster may not have the financial backing that some of the more illustrious club names in European Rugby have but when it comes to the supporters we have the greatest and the largest following of all the clubs.
The tour bus then made its way across Sarsfield Bridge, Henry Street before the team departed from the bus to go on stage to face 50,000 supporters, there would have been many more on O'Connell Street ,Limerick reason being that the supporters who attended the final in Cardiff were still trying to make their way back home to Munster .Due to I following the homecoming tour bus a price had to paid in been so far back from the stage on Limerick's O 'Connell's street. Included are excerpts from the large video screen of the speech given by the Munster Captain Paul O Connell, Alan Quinlan man of the match in Cardiff been interviewed by Len Dineen and finally the thoughts of the great Jerry Flannery.
The video concludes with my photos of the day to music.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• munster
• rugby
• homecoming
• limerick
• city
• 2008
• heineken
• cup
• champions
• treaty
• stone
• cork
• dublin
• ireland
• all
• blacks
• action
• american
• football
• baseball
• basketball
• combat
• sports
• extreme
• golf
• hockey
• motor
• sport
• martial
• arts
• soccer
• talk
• tennis
• track
• field
• water
• winter
• video
• blog
• communications
• business
• media
• tv
• web
• series
• documentary
• short
• film
• filmmaker
• reel
• interview
• experimental
• trailer
• tutorial
• adventure
• cityscape
• cruise
• culture
• destination
• events
• landmark
• museum
• nature
• travel
• log

[bebiv]

COME ON MUNSTER

[caleon001]

ha its all so pathetic

[noflynn94]

i wasn't able to go, even though i'd just arrived in shannon from the final. it was my brother's sport's day but i'd have much prefered to be there. i was so annoyed its not even funny!!

[missyronnie]

shut it

[blackynomates]

Munster are muck that play muck.

[Garbhan8]

Greatest Club Team Ever Return ! Lets Play The Super 14 Teams ! What A Match It Wud B !

[0790a]

Im a Limerick Girl born and bred I was there at the homecoming... Was there 2years ago and will be their again in another 2years... Roll on 2010!!!!

[raff18562]

i was at the final and i've never experienced anything like it, i can honestly say it was the happiest moment of my life when they won!!!

:) :) :)

[jeffconnolly]

so proud being a limerick man living in the usa ! good on you munster