TWEETS: Full-time reaction to Ireland’s heartbreaking quarter-final against Argentina

Ireland 20-43 Argentina.

Joe Schmidt's side are out of the World Cup after losing 43-20 to Argentina in the quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium. Here is the story of a heartbreaking match. Ireland actually had a phenomenal start to the second half.

Wow what a come back #IREvARG ????

— Amie (@Miss_AmieMc) October 18, 2015

Game on!!!+ #IREvARG

— Michelle Ni Dhubhain (@Michelleyelly23) October 18, 2015

Brilliant try! #IREvARG Come on Ireland!

— It's An Eel! (@Oohvarvoo42) October 18, 2015

What a try #IREvARG ???

— Sean Varian (@Sean_Varian) October 18, 2015

Try!!! #believe #IREvARG

— Mike Coleman (@ColemanMike) October 18, 2015

Come on, Ireland! #IREvARG #RugbyWorldCup

— Katherine (@HeartToFollow84) October 18, 2015

Get in!!! #IREvARG

— Dombacca (@Dombacca) October 18, 2015

#IREvARG Low Lie The Fields of Athenry. Come on Ireland! You're doing is proud. Keep it up!

— Adrian McIlvar (@AidiMaci) October 18, 2015

It was too much to handle for Ireland's greatest ever player.

#Heartfailure

— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) October 18, 2015

While the national excitement was summed up by this tweet.

I haven't a clue of the rules, but this is very exciting #IREvARG

— Sorcha Ward (@SorchaWard1) October 18, 2015

The mood changed though when Madigan's crucial missed penalty at 20-23 had people worried.

Madigan misses another one. #RWC2015 #IREvARG

— #EinaKeng (@SlimDope_) October 18, 2015

Fuck it #IREvARG

— McD (@ascomphone) October 18, 2015

Come on Ireland me nerves #IREvARG

— Dave (@kopfile) October 18, 2015

The stress is killing me... Come on Ireland! #COYBIG #ShoulderToShoulder #IREvARG

— Sarah Creedon (@sarcreedon) October 18, 2015

This referee is shocking, bottling the decisions #IREvARG

— David Coffey (@Coffey13) October 18, 2015

My nerves are shot to pieces #IREvARG #COYBIG

— andrew knowles (@andrewknowles10) October 18, 2015

This game is so intense ?? #irevarg

— Catherine Quearney (@_CatherineOrla) October 18, 2015

we can't afford these penalties #IREvARG

— Maureese (@MauricePeterL) October 18, 2015

This fecking match is so bloody frustrating.... argh! #RWC2015 #IREvARG #IRE #jaysus

— S Finney (@irishfinney) October 18, 2015

We're fecked me thinks.. #IREvARG

— Veronica (@veronm78) October 18, 2015

... and it got worse from there.

Lovely try by Argentina #IREvARG

— Lee McMullen (@leemcm1976) October 18, 2015

Oh no.... Another try for Argentina #IREvARG

— RSVP Magazine (@RSVPMagazine) October 18, 2015

Silly mistakes costing #IREvARG

— KLAS Management (@KLASManagement) October 18, 2015

Game over! ???????????????? #IREvARG

— Mark Browne (@DathBrun) October 18, 2015

That's it, I can't watch, covers 1eye #IREvARG #ShoulderToShoulder

— Kate (@kateiLou) October 18, 2015

This is absolutely pathetic from an Irish point of view #IREvARG

— Peter Daly (@pdaly90) October 18, 2015

Starting to move out of reach :-( #IREvARG

— DeclanFlynn (@DeclanFlynn) October 18, 2015

It would appear that Northern hemisphere rugby has some way to go. #IREvARG

— David Byers (@davidpaddybyers) October 18, 2015

Ah well... #IREvARG

— Aidan McCarthy (@AidanJMcCarthy) October 18, 2015

Not looking good Irish Fans! #IREvARG #RWC2015

— rachcaisley (@rachcaisley) October 18, 2015

It was over before we knew it.

Hard luck Ireland, Argentina have been brilliant - fair play #IREvARG #RWC2015

— Emma McCoy (@ejane89) October 18, 2015

Better be destroyed By allblacks #IREvARG

— GmZ (@GautMez) October 18, 2015

Never getting emotionally involved in sport again, it hurts too much. #IREvARG

— Dave Seery (@BashingDastard) October 18, 2015

Bollocks!!!! Unlucky lads, Argentinians are savage #IREvARG

— The SMC with Smurphy (@smurphysmc) October 18, 2015

Argentina have been outstanding all World Cup. Ball handlers from 1 to 15 #IREvARG

— Rhys Williams (@RhysWilliams124) October 18, 2015

#IREvARG fair play pumas...? stand up & applaud ?

— Brendan (@DiddleyRascal) October 18, 2015

Totally outclassed. Well done Argentina #RWC #IREVARG

— Gerard Doyle (@gerdoyler) October 18, 2015

?? #IREvARG

— byrnekellie (@byrnekellie32) October 18, 2015

Deafening silence in the millenium #RWC2015 #IREvARG

— Tom Hoyles (@thoyles) October 18, 2015

Heartbreaking stuff #IREvARG

— Jack Manning (@JackPVManning) October 18, 2015

Devastated ?? #IREvARG

— Emma Walker (@emmawalker198) October 18, 2015

Absolutely awesome performance from Argentina, totally blew Ireland away. Credit where credits due, too many mistakes from Ireland #IREvARG

— James Haren (@Saints_4eva) October 18, 2015

It does huge disservice to Argentina to harp on about injuries. We were hammered #IREvARG

— Conall Ó Fátharta (@ococonuts) October 18, 2015

We lost that in the first fifteen minutes. Sad end to the World Cup. Argentina were very very good #RWC2015 #IREvARG

— Kenneth Bissett (@KennethBissett) October 18, 2015

Not going to lie I cried a little ?. #irishrugby #RugbyWorldCup #IREvARG so proud to be Irish ? best supporters in the world ??

— Ciara Kennedy (@Kennegeek) October 18, 2015