Partition & Irish Sport

[Feckitt]

With Irish Cricket & Hockey being on the news the last few days I was just wondering is Soccer the only major sport where Ireland is partitioned.

My list is open to correction and addition.

All- Ireland

GAA
Rugby
Cricket
Hockey
Horse Racing
Boxing

Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

Soccer
Snooker ( There used to be a World Cup, not sure if it still exists)


Not entirely sure about Golf, I think it is based on an All Ireland model, but all the NI lads choose the wee NI fleg beside their names.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

McIlroy and McDowell have represented Ireland at the last 2 golf World Cups

[Feckitt]

Ok, thanks GH

My list is open to correction and addition.

All- Ireland

GAA
Rugby
Cricket
Hockey
Horse Racing
Boxing
Golf

Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

Soccer
Snooker ( There used to be a World Cup, not sure if it still exists)

[AQMP]

Though the representative history of cycling is extremely complex, it is now generally administered on an AI basis.

[Hardy]

Athletics is also all-Ireland.

[dec]

Athletics is also all-Ireland.

http://www.athleticsni.org/

[Hardy]

Athletics Ireland covers the whole country, I thought. Athletics NI must be a provisional or continuity set-up or something.

[Rossfan]

Darts is split alomg partitionist lines and any "new" sports like netball for instance also split.

[Rois]

Basketball is all-Ireland

[thejuice]

American Football is All-Ireland

www.americanfootball.ie

[Feckitt]

All- Ireland

GAA
Rugby
Cricket
Hockey
Horse Racing
Boxing
Golf
American Football
Basketball
Show-Jumping
Beach Volleyball

Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

Soccer
Snooker ( There used to be a World Cup, not sure if it still exists)(Not really a sport)
Darts (Not really a sport either)
Netball
Athletics?

[AQMP]

In athletics, in terms of the Olympics, World Championships etc, there is a team representing "GB & NI" and one representing "Ireland".  Athletes born in the North can opt to represent either though medallists representing Ireland will have the tricolour flown and the National Anthem played should they win.

Though cycling is organised on a 32 county basis, cyclists in the North can be members of the NICF which is an "autonomous" organisation within Cycling Ireland.  As such they can represent GB (like Wendy Hooverbag).

[Feckitt]

AQMP, if there is no Northern Ireland team, then it must be an ALL-Ireland sport, with wannabees able to play for Britain if they want to.

Still Soccer is the only sport worth talking about were Northern Ireland actually have a team !

[ziggysego]

Table Tennis is All-Ireland, not sure about Whiff-Whaff though.

[AQMP]

AQMP, if there is no Northern Ireland team, then it must be an ALL-Ireland sport, with wannabees able to play for Britain if they want to.

Still Soccer is the only sport worth talking about were Northern Ireland actually have a team !

The main exception to the above is the Commonwealth Games where athletes, cyclists, bowlers, boxers, etc represent NI, sometimes even ones born outside the Commonwealth like wee Barry