Twitter has pretty much become an essential tool for people watching football these days. If you're anything like me then you actually spend most of the match scrolling through your feed, retweeting, favouriting and trying to think up of your own witty analysis of what's happening.
It's hardly surprising then that last night's opening game caused a huge spike in Tweets sent all across the world, including Ireland. With this interactive map, you can zoom in on Ireland and then press play to see how the frequency and volume of tweets changed over the course of the match.
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Note how the place erupted over the penalty decision.
Also read: The Best And Funniest Tweets From Last Night’s World Cup Opener
