1988
On the 11th of November 1987, Ireland qualified for the 1988 European Championship Finals.
It was in the year 1996.
In 2016.
In 2016, when they beat Mayo.
1995.
Rob Van Dam was the actual last holder of the title but since he unified it with Intercontinental Championship, he's not considered the last European Champion. The one that had it before him is Jeff Hardy.
As of the end of the 2013 championship, the last draw in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final was the 2013 final, between Clare and Cork. Before that it was in 2012 between Galway and Kilkenny. Previous to that it was in 1959, between Waterford and Kilkenny.
As of the end of the 2011 championships, Kildare last won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1928 and they have never won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling championship.
Rob Van Dam was the actual last holder of the title but since he unified it with Intercontinental Championship, he's not considered the last European Champion. The one that had it before him is Jeff Hardy.
Their last appearance in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling final was in 2017. Their only appearance in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final was the 1898 Championship final, which was actually played on the 8th of April in 1900.
Fabio Cappello replaced Steve Mclaren after he failed to get England to qualify for the 2008 European Championship. Mclaren replace Sven Goran Erikson who also had little success with England. Steve Mclaren now manages FC Twente in Holland.
The both have great agriculture. They are both European countries. They are both members of the European Union. They both have coastlines. They are both small countries. These are just some of the things they have in common. There are many others.