Having battled through to the Euro 2016 knockout only to narrowly lose out to Wales in the round of 16, the Northern Ireland entourage returned home to a hero's welcome in Belfast on Tuesday.
Of course, an especially rapturous reception was reserved for striker Will Grigg who, despite not playing a single minute of football, still became synonymous with the tournament after his "On Fire" chant was sung ad infinitum by thousands of fans across France.
Sure enough, the opportunity to rattle through the song one more time was not passed up by the large crowd gathered in the Titanic Quarter.
Slightly strange given the Wigan Athletic striker's somewhat limited contribution to the cause, but at least everybody was having fun.