The End (Of Part One)

It was 9th of September when I arrive to Ireland without knowing what was about to come... Now it's already 18th December and I'm sitting at the Dublin airport waiting the departure of my flight. Looking out of the window and drinking coffee, starbucks of course like then when hanging around in library, it is hard describe those thousands thoughts on my mind... Time flies, that's all I can say.

On the other hand it is nice to go visit Finland and see is nothing changed there, it doesn't feel that sad because I know anyways that I will be back in Ireland in January... During my stay over here I have saw beautiful places, met great people, drank few jäger bombs with them and overall experienced lot of things with them sharing good memories. It has been a great journey so far and I would hope that it still would had continue with you all.

But the thing that does feel sad is that I also know that returning here won't be the same anymore because many of the great people I've met are gone. As someone might heard me saying before, that even that Ireland is great place it is the people that make it feel home... Idea of that comes from one of my favorite quote by the Moomins:
"Home is where your friends are. Friends are long-term or occasionally encountered creatures. Some of them travels with you in thoughts, some wandering alongside the world's roads. Home is where you will be treated well and with dignity. And home is where you will be loved."

Last evening we had a Christmas dinner at my (ex)house with (ex)housemates, now I will call them friends instead of mates... And yes, I will join to drink with you still even that I live in the other house since its not that far away ;-) But about the dinner, oh my god it was delicious: turkey, ham, potatoes, carrots, broccoli.. a real Irish dinner! So watch out Sylvain, your master chief title is under a threat :D

After dinner I went to O'neills to meet up other Erasmus students, most of them were staying only the first semester. Enjoying few pints, chatting, laughing and just hanging around.. A great time with a great company. For those who I ain't gonna see in January, I just wish all the best and hope to keep in touch and meet again someday :) For those who I will see in January, I just wish Merry Christmas & Happy New Year and hope that we will be able to make the second semester as great as this first one. :)

Ps. Thank you for those who wrote yesterday to my "guestbook", I know that I said that I will read it in the airplane but couldn't wait that long so I read it at airport before started to write this blog text. Have to say that you made me smile & laugh because of stories you wrote. You are the best memory of Ireland for me.

Pps. It is time to start to move to the boarding gate soon to avoid miss my flight... I will flight to London and spend one day over there before flying to Finland. So once again: THANK YOU!

The Christmas Time

As everywhere else in the world, also in Ireland, Christmas is important time of the year. Here Christmas started to show on in stores already immediately after Halloween but on the streets few weeks backwards. 

For Irish people Christmas is a holiday that they usually celebrate with their families traditional way. But before that there are some events for students to participate in...

On Tuesday was the official moment in the Students Union when they turned the light of the Christmas tree. Event was organized of course with outside cinema, free muld wine & pies some live music. On Wednesday I went to the church at the evening because I there was a gig of the NUIM gospel choir. It was beautiful to listen because those people really have a talent to sing. Only thing I didn't like it there was the church benches... Awful to sit on, so after 1,5 hours sitting everyplace hurts and I really missed a nice cozy couch at home :D  

 Christmas is also strongly in visible in cities, lot of people & lights all over city. It is beautiful, I need to admit that... Only disappointment I had is that I didn't manage to buy myself a "great Irish Christmas pullover" since they all were sold out already from Penney's :D

Weekend at Waterford

So it is my second last weekend in Ireland during first semester... Figured out that great way to spend it was to go outdoor weekend with rovers society because they were organizing this weekend trip... After few last minute changes final plan was to head up in county Waterford place called Bally Macarby.

It truly was in a countryside but the hostel or actually it was a community centre of that village was great... There was 12 of us and we were only visitors there so basically we owned the whole building and could do whatever whenever we wanted :D We arrived at the hostel at Friday evening quite late so it was just hanging around and playing some cards.

Saturday was the day of sports, it all started before midday when we headed up for a hike and what would be a better way than upwards into the clouds. No I'm not kidding we were inside clouds (or someone might call that also a mist...) even that the top wasn't higher than around 800 metres. While returned back to the hostel we used the astroturf field in that was part of the hostel facilities... Barefoot soccer 3 vs. 3 at 30x18 metres size field... Quite hardcore, lots of running and few bruises on feet but it's just life.

And after sports what would be a better way to relax than go to sauna, yes to sauna. There was one electric one at the hostel that was actually good one so while sitting in 80 celsius degrees I was able to introduce the Finnish sauna culture :-) Sports, sauna, dinner... and because this is Ireland, of course visiting local pub to enjoy a pint of Guinness. It was actually fundraising evening for local soccer team and the had arranged a draw and I did win! And the prize was a bottle of wine and just to make it sure I really did win it even that they didn't check my ticket :D

On Sunday there was excitement in the air because we were told to have a surprise activity and only information given beforehand was that take clothes that can get muddy and dirty. Take a guess what would it be... Anything in mind? ... No worries, we didn't figure it out either so I can also tell it to you: Quad biking! It was awesome, 1,5 hours off-road tracks over the fields, through muddy pits & ponds, ou-yeah!

A great weekend in total with new experiences, I like =)

Weekend in Belfast

If you are once in Ireland, one of the most important places to go is Northern Ireland, Belfast. It is the city with interesting, powerful and sad past. I went there with Katharina, well actually there was around 60 other international students from Maynooth also because the international society had arranged the trip for the same weekend so we had a great parties on Saturday night but we still preferred to arrange trip by ourselves going to couchsurfing instead of hostel.

Two of the main things to see in Belfast is the Titanic museum and the murals, we saw them both - impressive! When arriving on Friday evening we had some time to walk around city before meeting our host. Because Christmas is getting closer of course there was a Christmas markets which mean lots and lots small booths selling different things from different countries: There was even one that sold out Finnish Christmas decorations / souvenirs :D And on the markets I did taste a kangaroo burger, interesting, not that special but now I can say that I've tasted kangaroo :P While going around Chistmas markets we also stopped by in City Hall where was told some history of the city, did you know that chocolate (mixing coco with milk, wow!) was invented by a man named Sir Hans Sloane from Belfast.

Visiting the Titanic museum was an unique experience.. It wasn't just about the ship it was all about the industrial revolution rising in Belfast and how the ship building industry did get started. From there they told the story of the ship, the people that were on the board and people who were connected to the story of the ship... Whole exhibition were very interactive with videos, touch screen, voices that made possible to focus and go deeper for the topics that specially felt interesting.

The Murals, It is hard to find words to describe it how the history still lives on the streets so strongly and it can be sensed in the air... Different areas for different ideologies / religions and a peace wall between those two worlds. Still there are gates that are closed every day separating these two neighborhoods when it starts to get dark. The murals tell the stories about history, or present since some of the murals were not older than few years.

This last chapter is for our hosts.First night we stayed at Robyn's place and second night Pouki's place. Both of our host were extremely kind, showing us places round and telling stories about the city.. Things that we wouldn't ever discovered by ourselves. We had interesting conversations, fun time and most of all, great experience that wouldn't be the same without them. Thanks!

Thanksgiving Dinner

It was the evening of 28.11. when there was lot of people walking towards South Campus...

An American tradition brought here to Maynooth and organized possibility for international students to experience it. It was in Pugin Hall which is also known as "Hogwarts Hall of Maynooth."

Lots of people, long tables and the most important: Good Company :) We did enjoy traditional dinner with smashed potatoes, turkey, carrots and sprouts with kind of herb sauce. As a dessert we had coffee and "mini muffins." Food was good but I could have ate some more :P Oh, and did you know that French don't have coffee with sweets, they have sweets with coffee :D

The Musical Evening

One of the university societies, the drama society, did put together a production of mini musicals. Roles' were selected no more than about a month ago and that was the timescale when people needed to put the things together and be ready for the show.

The theme of the evening was present three mini musicals: Wicked, Chicago & Les Misérables, and also some songs represented by university's gospel choir.
Show did takes it place at Students' Union on Tuesday 26.11. in a price of 5€!!! The time was 7.30pm house was full of people and a woman steps on a stage when band starts to play ... And around 2,5 hours later I walked with friends out from the Students' Union kept talking about how fantastic the show was.

Seriously, only thing that I can say is that it is great to see people with talent, specially when to think that they had actually put the production together only during a month. The evening was full of songs about friendship, love, treaty, sorrow and revolution fulfilled with choreographs.. At the end of evening we heard that there is possibly another production coming up during second semester. Yes, I can bet that I surely will be there (hopefully on the first row) to see what are the evenings' shows then.

The Masquerade Ball

Time to go formal... Find suits and dresses ready and crab your mask, that's what masquerade ball was all about. 

Idea of the parties sounded so fun that we decided to gather a group of erasmus friends and check the event out. Of course before going there, we drank sophisticated some red wine (with coke.. the German style XD). Entering parties we walked of course along the red carpet, like a real posh & fame people indeed... Inside the decorations were beautiful and it was nice to notice that people had really dressed up there. Even I did an investment and bough a tie worth of 2,50e from penney's :D It was funny notice that even that masks were small at begin it still took a moment to recognize everyone... Just wonder how royal balls for example in renaissance has been like... 

Evening was cool, regardless off fact that they it wasn't sold out and a bit empty in a way plus they should maybe play (at least few) traditional dance songs and taught them to people. 

Party Like a Spanish

Imagine: A club full of Spanish people... Yeah, I know, Oh My God XD

There is a Spanish community in Dublin which arranges once in a while these special parties with Spanish theme.. As expected, 99,9% of the people there spoke Spanish and then there was that 0,01% crazy Finnish guy with a language skills in a level of "Cerveza, Caramba, Fiesta, Uno dos tres..., J'amon & Buenas noches" (and probably half of those words are misspelled :D)

The parties started at afternoon around 2pm (quite early for Spanish, eh?)... There was a possibility to buy food tickets that provided different kind of Spanish foods... Ham, Paella, Omelettes etc.. Then on the bar there was on offer Spanish beer (estrella, it's actually good) and of course sangria. There was both live music and dj playing all kind Spanish / Latin music.. So during the parties I probably recognized songs in scale 1 out of 50 :D

But it was funny to see that all kind of cultural difference how people gather around to eat, drink and dancing salsa (and everything else)... I just couldn't imagine Finnish people to arrange same kind of gathering at least with the same level of success... So thanks Mercedes & Marta for invitation, I had a good time in the Spanish parties.

Ps. Who want's to count how many time word "Spanish" is mentioned in this text? XD

Ireland Vs. Australia

It was a Saturday afternoon while I took the bus from Maynooth to Dublin with Laura, Lisa, Noora & Jani. Usually it takes a bit less than an hour but that ride took 1h20minutes because traffic jams so something was probably going to happen in Dublin at that day...

After arriving we had a good time to enjoy a good cup of coffee before heading towards Aviva Stadium... When getting closer we started to hear yells "Scarfs, flags, souvenirs..." and at same time we noticed that we weren't alone... There was about 50 000 people going to the same direction, to the same event... Ireland vs. Australia rugby game!

Atmosphere in stadium was quite intense but still I have to say that in ice hockey matches between Finland and Sweden it's better ;-) Luckily Jani provided us a quick brief of rules so we all were able to follow the game at least in some level :D Even that game was interesting the tempo of the game was way too slow for me: C'moon who is fitting up the ball in right angle for several minutes before kicking it :D

Oh and yes, unfortunately Ireland lost the game... But it provided a good reason to drink a pint of guiness for the sad defeat.. :P

Fencing Competition in Schull

As I have mentioned one of my blog posts before, I started a new hobby over here: Fencing.

I haven't regret that even a moment and I actually really do like it. Last Saturday 9.11. there was a novice competition at Schull (City of Cork) that was for people who had max. 2 years experience of fencing, total 68 people participated. Well, I had only about two months but so what, I still decided to participate because of the experience. I think last time I have attended sport competition it has been while I was in at primary school maybe 5th grade (cross country skiing or running) so it was also about the time to encourage myself and compete again :D

The competition went actually quite well and I did achieve the goals I had put for myself:

1) Be average in pools

Pool includes group of people where everyone fight one match against everyone and then based on result ranking list is made). In my pool I had 5 matches and for those I won two and lost three ended up ranking list at position 41/68 

2) Win a one death match.

After the pools comes death matches that is a bit longer but if you lose it, you're out of the game. Death match pairs are made based on the ranking list (best ones against worse ones etc.). I won my first DA against the guy who was 27th on ranking list and then lost my second match 9-15 against the guy who was 8th on ranking list...

My overall ranking on those competition was 30/68 so I was happy with that one and now I know that for next one I need to be better than that, just need to practice, practice & practice... 

The End Of Study Week & Back To The Reality

The day is Monday 04.11.2013 and clock is about 9am ... I'm sitting again in a class preparing myself to listen about brand management but somehow I kept thinking where did the whole week before disappeared and is it really time to go in the classes again...

Overall view of the week was that it was quite horrible... I felt like that I did spend more time at the University doing all my studies during that week than the my whole Erasmus time so far... Guess that's what people call deadlines XD

Absolute highlight of that week was the night hike to Dublin mountains with rovers society... We started out hike sometime around 8pm and ended around midnight. The night was beautiful because of all the stars on the sky, nice fresh wind, no rain at all and with the most beautiful view over the Dublin City by night.

Milestone To Hundred

After Halloween was passed it was 01.11.2013 and for that specific day I turned to be 25 years old... 

At first place I thought not to celebrate that at all but then I got invited to my friends house at the evening for just hanging around and having a dinner... Ther was homemade lasagne and also a cake! Thank you so much Julia, Katharina, Melissa, Laura, Yannic & Phill! 

Then I decided to celebrate birthdays anyways and invited some people at my house on Saturday evening... And what would be better way to celebrate it than with the traditional Finnish products like salty liquorice, chocolate, minttuviina and oven baked pancakes :P

The Halloween

Yes yes yes, I think that I kind of did get stuck on the idea of "study week" because I haven't updated this blog for a while...

At first is good to know that Halloween is originally from Ireland, no it's not from America even that there it's more commercial and huge thing but still was actually brought there by Irish immigrants. Halloween is based on old Celtic believes, so you can believe that Halloween is a big thing over here.

Halloween was celebrated among the students the week before Halloween (because actual Halloween was during the study week when most if the Irish students has went home), among the "normal people" (professionals etc.) during the weekend before actual Halloween and then of course at the actual Halloween eve... I participated Halloween parties three times :P

Each night was great and people really did dress up when going to bar and it was possible to see all the creatures imaginable, not just a horror figures but also figures like Turtles, Super Mario, Princess, Robots, Angels etc... And not just the people, also the bars had decorated places with a Halloween stuff like spider webs over the dance floor, blood on the bathroom walls...  I really have to say that these nights were different but awesome :D

Brú na Bónne - Start of the study week

International Society did arrange a trip to Brú na Bónne which is area including several monuments throughout the history of Ireland. There was a busload of us and one of the university's professor also joined the trip and told us more about history and different links around worlds heritage sites that has links on these Irish ones. Day was great, only a bit rainy and windy at some points... But hey, that's Ireland :D

First one was Newgrange, one of the most remarkable prehistoric sites in Europe that is tracked to be as old as about 3200 B.C. It is an enormous piece of art built from stones and used as a tomb / place for spirits to wait before moving afterlife... It has been built in a way that only one time of the year (few days end of December) when the sun rises at right angle it light will find itself into the small champer to light it up only about time of 15min and then its over... Every year there's a lottery to arranged where it is "possible" to win a place to see that sunlight entering in tombs.. Just to give you some numbers, usually there are around 25 000 - 30 000 attending the draw and only around 100 people can won the place...

Then we stopped in two different ruins, Monasterboice monastery and Mellifont Abbey. They were one of the oldest ones in Ireland built in early Christianity times. Monasterboice had a small graveyard and many celtic crosses whic one was highest in Ireland. It was interesting to hear from professor about engravings meanings on those crosses and how they are mixing Christianity and pagan religions...

Last stop was at Hill of Tara which has become a very special spot in Ireland history... The hill throughout generations has served as a powerful place where different cultures, habits and religions were built up in a way without dispose older roots completely. Starting from prehistoric age 5000 B.C continuing throughout folklore druids servant, priest-rulers of ancient Ireland until these days when people still go there and hang a object into a tree wishing good luck and bless from spirits for something...

Last Week - Basic Week, Except...

Seems like life over here is starting to set up on its place... Since last week to be honest, nothing that special happened: Monday to Friday was just studies, sports, and two nights out... On weekend I spent Saturday just chillin' out around Dublin whole day and Sunday went (again) hiking to Wicklow with rovers society... Oh yeah and the most important thing: I cooked "makaronilihalaatikkoa" for myself!!!

So as you see, just a basic week :P

But, this week is more or less similar until the weekend except Halloween starts to become visible here already because it's quite a big thing here... Plus also after this week starts "study week" which means that I will just sit down at house and study whole week (Yeah, right!) or maybe... I'll keep you posted :)

Glendalough

What a nice chill out weekend I had (yeah, I know that it's already Wednesday when I'm writing about weekend - bit slow sometimes yes, have to admit that XD)...

Friday I basically didn't do anything special just ate some pizza at evening and that kind of was it. But then on Saturday it was again time to keep wheels rolling and head after a breakfast towards Glendalough which is a national park in Wicklow county. The park is also called "The valley of two lakes" and guess why... Yes, there actually are two lakes, lower and upper one :D So over there I changed my hiking boots on and start to head for a trail that took me and my Spanish friend for 10km hike called "Hill Walk."

On the map where all the trails were marked were warnings about that route we're about to take: "Walks pass close to cliffs. Keep back from cliff edges. Mountainous terrain, boggy underfoot, navigational experience necessary." 

In a reality: Follow people walking somewhere in front of you or dodge people walking towards you... Then just to be able to walk a pathway next to the lake and after climb up using the trail and up there walk among boardwalk the whole away almost end of hike :D So taking the "risk" was really worth it, park was absolutely beautiful and a bit windy and foggy day made it even bit more mystical. During the hike we were able to spot free goats and deers walking around.

Busy Times

Another week has passed and now I've been here about 1 month and really enjoying life. Only think is that I was quite sure that there was more hours in a day in Finland than in Ireland, must be the different timezone :D

About studies:
During this week I've already been working out some school projects, all together during this first semester I have 11 hours of lectures on a week plus of course time that goes for writing some assignments. It's quite easy but takes a bit more time when not using native language and then it might get annoying if I would like to say/write something and have the idea in my head but missing some vocabulary to explain it... But that's why Im here, expanding my vocabulary ^^

Then some sportslife:
I've practices at least three times a week plus other arranged events / trips etc. outside regular practices. So on Monday I was fencing 2 hours, Tuesday canoeing 2 hours, this Thursday canoeing 2 hours (usually my fencing & canoeing practices overlaps so I will go canoeing for 1,5 hours & fencing for 1,5 hours). On this weekend, Saturday I will go taking a hike near Wicklow mountains and on Sunday bouldering in Dublin. And I was still thinking to join archery society to go shoot some arrows :P

And of course, social life:
Seeing all those new friends I've had over here so far and create new social contacts throughout hobbies etc. Just for going to have a cup of coffee, pint in a pub or then enjoying party night out. There is no day that I would have spent without seeing no one and that's a very good point of this small cosy town.

So as I said at the beginning, it's very busy time over here and believe or not above all described before I have had time to sleep also :D

Weekend in Cork & Ring of Kerry

Yeah I know that it has been almost a week since I wrote here last time but it's just like I'm having very busy time in here -seriously, I always for a while think that 24 hours is just not enough! So this going to be a bit longer post than usual...

But what comes to last weekend, oh man what a weekend it was :)
We mixed up at this time Finnish, German, French & Dutch team and took the direction SW of Ireland, city called Cork on Friday afternoon. Because of traffic 4,5 hours in a full bus instead of three, lovely start XD

Then after a good night of sleep in hostel we headed up on morning to meeting point for Ring of Kerry departure, a trip organized by Paddy Wagon Tours, what a name indeed and you should really seen the green buses :D Ring of Kerry itself is scenery road about 180km long and it's called one of the most beautiful landscapes in Ireland. We couldn't to manage pick up abetter day for the trip since the sun was shining from a cloudless sky.

The tour had several stopping points, charming village Sneem,  Killorglin -the town of king goat, Dingle Bay view, higher points of Waterville, Killarney National Park with the ladies view over the lakes, Torc Waterfall an 18m high hidden in the forest and the town of Killarney that's more or less touristic town that still stands out the Irish life. Our guide was excellent person, while driving the bus (and street were very narrow at some point) he kept telling us about history, what to see & where, singing Irish songs etc.

After around a bit more thatn 10hour daytrip we returned to Cork and went to have some dinner & enjoying life in pub. It was a great night out, like while walking back to hostel from pub there was one man in street corner. He had mp3 player connected to active speaker and a guitar. With those he played older songs that everybody knows so suddenly people just stopped and then there was around 50 people just dancing in the street corner... Spontaneous and fun, or a good craic as Irish people would say.

Sunday was bit rainier day (what a surprise) but not that bad so we then just walked around Cork, checked how is the College over there and decided that our in Maynooth looks nicer ^^ Or saw the golden angel at St. Fin Barre's cathedral.. And it is said that the angel will blows on her horn when the apocalypse is about to start to warn people of Cork. After a day it was time to return bus trip... And yes, bus was full again but it was on time, so 3 hours instead of 4,5 hours, lovely end XD

The Day of Clubs & Societies

Today was day when all clubs and societies were gathered each at their own stands at sports hall and during that event it was possible to ask questions and sign in. There was almost you could imagine  available like Disney, Pokemon, Law, Creative writing etc.. and of course wide range of sport possibilities. 

I wanted try something new so I joined few clubs and it's also good way to find out new friends and have something else to do than just study and party so it keeps balance on :) Firstly I joined to international society and actually find myself even a bit deeper than just as a member. During my year I will be helping out arranging different kind of activities during the year.

Then I wanted to try out some sports also, football, basketball etc. would be an simple options to join in. But instead of those I joined fencing, canoeing, rowers (outdoor activities like climbing, hiking etc..) clubs. And hey, it costs only 2 euros to join and gears that are needed are provided through club so I wouldn't have a better chance to try these ones, it's now or never. Im sure that it is going to very interesting year with these new hobbies.

First study week is over...

Last week was the first "real week" and it was actually really hard one to handle...

Monday we had to register on courses which meant 3 hours of queuing and later on about hour more to solve things that after all weren't okay... Most boring day so far :p But the good point is that I manage to have all courses I've planned at this point. So business at first semester and sociology during second semester. At least that what I've planned now but I might change some modules (we would call them courses) for second semester and do something else instead of sociology, luckily it aint' todays' problem to solve and I can worry about it later on.

So about lectures, quite interesting subjects and (luckily) professors speaks normal english, not using strong irish accent so it can be understood what topics are about. Lessons in general: They are very short, only 50min so before you sit down its already almost over :D ... Here aren't the kind of book exams that we have back in Finland, but courses still have some literature that supposed support your learning but there's usually few books to choose at. Quoting a professor: "This book is a good one but if you dont manage to have it, this one would be also okay."  Here people usually buy books quite often if the subject is part of students main degree program. I prefer anyways to enjoy services of library if I just manage to to find necessarily books over there.

As I told at beginning that week was hard to handle but it wasn't because of studies. I have to make confession actually that during last week I didn't put so much effort on classes but there's a reason for it: We made a deal with few other Erasmus students that we have to enjoy again our first year in college and participate the freshers week that meant going out every day during the week... Not that it was awesome, lot of different things: events, artists, bands, dj guests. And not that only because of events Maynooth town really woke up alive since all Irish degree students also arrived. After week I was seriously tired and noticed that I aint 18-years old anymore.. But I still survived it rather well. And then I made a promise to myself that now on from begin of this week I have to concentrate (a bit) more for studies also...

A Day in Dublin

When the sky is blue, sun is shining and its almost end of september something is really wrong... That is what our Dublin walking tour guide also told us. Another thing that if you ask something from an Irish person the answer could be almost always related somehow either to the english or a rain. 

During three hours tour we walked around Dublin to listen & learn more about it and the Irish culture inside of it. Ireland is general country that has long and colourful history of celts, vikings, and english that has anyone on its time overtaken this Island. There's plenty of museums where I want to visit, for example  National Museum where is possible to see around 2000 years old body who still have even hair on because he had been thrown to bog (kinda of swamp)...

 Writers, Literature.. Did you know that UNESCO have named Dublin as a city of literature because there has been and there still are many good writers like Oscar Wilde. And what be better way to keep books than the long bookshelfs of Trinity College Library and the whole area in general was great (but not as same as Maynooth :p). There would be much more things to say to you but if I would start to describe everything here it would take me rest of day (and I really have some classes today!!). 

But the one last thing to mention was that later 

afternoon a huge game takes it place, Gaelic football final Dubs - Mayo. There was tens of thousands people in the city watching game in pubs and stadium supporting own favorite team. The game was cool to watch but even more cooler was to see how people acted like during the game, it was like Finland - Sweden ice hockey game but whats different for that, is that you didn't abuse others supporters.. Which in Ireland might mean that they are not good friends between each other because most likely the person you insult the most is happens to be your very good friend. ;-)