WATCH: Irish fans in Rio city centre sing ‘Olé, Olé’ as Team Ireland arrive at Olympics opening ceremony

Goosebumps.

The sight of Paddy Barnes waving the tricolour and leading Team Ireland into the opening ceremony at the 2016 Rio Olympics was enough to send shivers down the spine of the many Irish people watching on TV last night.

For those who were there in person, we can only imagine that it was an unforgettable experience and as well as having a presence in the Maracana, there were plenty of Irish fans in the city centre in Rio de Janeiro to watch it all unfold on the big screen.

Loads of local media coming over taking photos of the Irish crew here. Gas #Rio2016 #OpeningCeremony 🇧🇷♥️🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/sXi6aJrgCa

— JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) August 5, 2016

Our own Joe Harrington is in Rio for the next couple of weeks and he caught up with Irish fans having the time of their lives last night.

Naturally, when Paddy led the team into the stadium, it was cause for a sing-song.

Irish fans in Rio city centre when Paddy Barnes came out with the ?? flag. Hero. Heroes! #TeamIreland #IrishInRio #Rio2016 #Olympics #Brazil

A video posted by JOE.ie (@joe.ie) on Aug 5, 2016 at 6:02pm PDT

A sing-song that lasted long into the Rio night no doubt.

The Irish in Rio are the life and soul of this opening ceremony party ????? [Snapchat: JOE_ie] #Olympics #Rio2016 #IrishInRio #Brazil

A video posted by JOE.ie (@joe.ie) on Aug 5, 2016 at 5:18pm PDT

No matter the event, no matter how far away, Irish are the best fans in the world ❤️??? This is Rio city centre #Brazil #Olympics #Rio2016 #TeamIreland #IrishInRio

A video posted by JOE.ie (@joe.ie) on Aug 5, 2016 at 6:22pm PDT

If you’re in Rio during the Olympics and want to get in touch with Joe Harrington, you can find him on Twitter and Instagram.