We love to see stories like this. Ireland open their Guinness Six Nations campaign this evening when England roll into the Aviva Stadium, and the you can almost feel the anticipation in the air. Irish rugby is in a stronger place than ever at the moment, and most of the country are mad to get a glimpse of Joe Schmidt's team in action. For that reason, tickets for this clash have almost been like gold dust.
So when somebody in Dublin airport found a lost ticket for the game, many less considerate would have pocketed it for themselves. Twitter user Paraic Russell was in that situation yesterday, he decided to do the honourable thing and find the person who lost it.
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— Paraic Russell (@ParaicRussell) February 1, 2019
He would then go the extra mile and actually track down the owner himself via Facebook, who he managed to reunite with the prized ticket.
It’s Harding. My mistake. Think we have tracked him on FB.
— Paraic Russell (@ParaicRussell) February 1, 2019
Paraic was planning on heading along to the racing in Leapordstown this weekend, where the Dublin Racing Festival is taking place. His good deed did not go unnoticed by festival organisers, who decided to reward him for his honesty.
Paraic we have retweeted your message and hope the ticket finds its way back to Joel, as a thank you we would like to upgrade you to Premium Level Access at tomorrow’s race meeting, please DM us and we will organise a ticket upgrade for #DRF
— Leopardstown RC (@LeopardstownRC) February 1, 2019
A lovely touch. Fair play to you Paraic, it's great to see there are still plenty of honest people out there willing to help each other out!
