Almost every sport in Ireland is played on an all Ireland basis. Football, netball, snooker and motorsports are the few that are split (the motorsports work closely together though). Pretty much everything else is an all Ireland basis.
Well done and not bad for an “outside “ perspective! Irish rugby , one team spanning 2 independent political jurisdictions that manages to represent the sporting goals and ambitions of two populations with utterly diverse ethnic heritages,one seeing themselves as Irish proud ,independent and free of all political bonds to the London government.The other seeing themselves as “Irish” but also very British and proud to be an integral component of the United Kingdom.Never in my worst nightmares would I aspire to the anthem “God save the King” to be my anthem yet I can go to an Irish rugby game and stand side by side with people born on this island who consider themselves to be British.
1:25 It was founded in 1865, its is 150th year Anniversary this year. 3:40 Ulster wouldn't be separated as the whole of North of Ireland isn't in the UK only 6 countries are.
Almost every sport in Ireland is played on an all Ireland basis. Football, netball, snooker and motorsports are the few that are split (the motorsports work closely together though). Pretty much everything else is an all
Ireland basis.
Well done and not bad for an “outside “ perspective! Irish rugby , one team spanning 2 independent political jurisdictions that manages to represent the sporting goals and ambitions of two populations with utterly diverse ethnic heritages,one seeing themselves as Irish proud ,independent and free of all political bonds to the London government.The other seeing themselves as “Irish” but also very British and proud to be an integral component of the United Kingdom.Never in my worst nightmares would I aspire to the anthem “God save the King” to be my anthem yet I can go to an Irish rugby game and stand side by side with people born on this island who consider themselves to be British.
its not about rugby ... only football split.. all other sports like rugby horse racing athletics golf boxing hurling gaa is all still united
A great example of getting a 15 minute discussion out of 2 minutes of information. Repeating the same stuff with different words is not a deep dive.
1:25 It was founded in 1865, its is 150th year Anniversary this year.
3:40 Ulster wouldn't be separated as the whole of North of Ireland isn't in the UK only 6 countries are.