But that has never stopped ticketless Irish fans from making the journey in the past.

Those suspensions, and any other number of topics, may well be raised by Irish fans this weekend.

Pity they have ignored their Irish fans this time around.

It is what they do with them on the field that has Irish fans and alumni looking for a change.

They just don't understand the passion of the Irish fans or the importance of the first game.

There were unconfirmed reports that one Irish fan not directly involved in the violence had suffered a heart attack after the game and died.

Irish fans who weren't already on the field spilled out of the stands in celebration of the win.

However, the clock continued to count down, and after it hit zero, the Irish fans began to storm the field.

The previous record was held by 50,000 Irish rugby fans.

The Irish fans would not go home tonight, even though the 1-0 loss to Italy was now history.