Euro 2016....

The Euro 2016 football tournament in France kicked off last night in Paris. A month of football fun as an appetiser for the Rio Olympics in a few weeks time. And if that isn't enough sport, we will have Wimbledon upon us soon as well.

There's plenty of interest for us in these islands with three of the four home nations taking part; England, Wales and Northern Ireland. And if, like me, you have ancestors south of the Irish border, there is Ireland to follow as well. Only Scotland hasn't joined the party.

The pubs and bars are expecting a lucrative summer especially if the teams progress beyond the opening stages. Each goal scored adds a phenomenal amount of money in bar takings across the country. Big screen TVs are being installed and bunting is being festooned everywhere. This is the Tib Street Tavern on Tib Street (bet you worked that out for yourself) in Manchester's Northern Quarter getting ready for England's first match this evening against Russia in Marseilles.