The draw for the group stages of UEFA Euro 2016 is a week away, but the fixture list has been known for some time, having been announced in April 2014 - http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2095949.html - long before any team had qualified! Following qualification by the Boys In Green, Irish fans have already been researching available flights and accommodation in France.
We've always been interested in new and different way to visualise data, so we've mashed up the current airport and flight data from OpenFlights - http://openflights.org/ - with the Google Maps API - https://developers.google.com/maps/ - to create a journey planner for the group stages: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Flights
At the moment, only French airports are included - there are Belgian, Italian and Spanish airports close to stadiums in the tournament - with more to be added. Only internal flights and driving directions are included as travel options between fixtures, public transport needs to be added. If possible, we will add links to the relevant airlines.
What is your preferred fixture combination?
* Please note that Ireland cannot be drawn for any of the top seed fixture combinations (A1, B1, C1, etc) but they are included for completion
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