I’m far more interested in what pieces like this say about Irish people than I am in what they say about Ireland’s migrant communities.
We’ll burn Qatari oil and gas all day and all night, after all, without a thought for the gays and women of that country.
There’s respectable Brit-Bashing, and then there’s “up the ra”.
Shane Monahan: “Toxic masculinity is a toxic term”
The Lia Thomas effect
At its best, sport is magic, and the late Shane Warne was the king of the magicians.
MMA fighter Artem Lobov talks to @Ben_Scallan about Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2, the rise of Khamzat Chimaev, padded records in boxing, growing up in the Soviet Union & much more, exclusive on Gript Sport.
The change is not just a change. It is also an implicit accusation, and charge, laid against people who can never defend themselves. It is an absurd charge, and an absurd change, made for no other reason than to appease a group of woke activists who never have, and never will, play cricket anyway.
One of the few things that growing up in Monaghan fails to instill in a person, sadly, is any great affinity for boats, or the sea. My own experience on the Ocean extends no further than once having been permitted by my wife to captain a pedal boat on an overseas holiday. It ended, alas, […]
Congratulations to Limerick, who did Cork-haters across the world a great service yesterday in demolishing the rebel county in Croke Park, in front of 40,000 fans. Thousands of people gathered in Dublin for the event. Thousands more gathered in pubs and other venues across both counties, perfectly legally. It was, while not quite a full […]
Fascinating. The decline in traditional television has been going on for years, but one of the reasons that sport commands such huge royalty payments, in general, is that it has largely been the exception to the trend. The Olympic Games this year, though, suffered a massive collapse in viewers. Why? These are US figures, not […]
It would not really be accurate to say that Mayo played Leitrim in a Connaught Championship game yesterday afternoon. It would be more accurate to say that Mayo held a training session, while 15 Leitrim men stood on the pitch, and admired them. At half time, the score was Mayo 3-11, Leitrim four points. Sport […]