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Terrible commentary there they didn't even see Coscoran getting bronze.

Gold for Kate O'Connor!

Some swim by Liebman smashing WR. Poor auld Wiffen has really lost form.

Would an AI league not be better?

Say 12 teams.

The Irish league do not want to lose their 4 spots in UEFA club competition. It would be 4 for the whole island in the event of a merger and right now LOI is higher standard. But summer football and all-Ireland league would raise standards, but costs too. I think the likelihood of sectarian trouble at matches is fading as the years pass by but still a factor.

I'd have suspicions around Hunt with some of the "elite" performance trainers she's associated with in Italy.

What is the issue with her Italian coaches?

I believe she is still managed by Rosa.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36797823

And her current coach Marco Airale was assistant to Rana Reider who had several athletes suspended for doping.

No direct evidence but the Italians have form.

I asked Claude for a long-form article on this topic so here it is. Hopefully this answers BnM's questions. I asked for a few other things besides the history.

Fair play. Good analysis by the Frenchman, Claude. I asked Paddy the same question and he started singing "there's only one team in Oireland... Ole Ole Ole Ole."

I'd have suspicions around Hunt with some of the "elite" performance trainers she's associated with in Italy.

Not a nationalist but Kate Hoey was a Marxist pro-United Irelander in her younger days.

Shane Paul O'Donerty

Austin - i should added that Roscommon county board was one of about 3 that supported Douglas Hyde and objected to his removal as patron of the GAA. Cormac Moore wrote a whole book on it - The GAA v Douglas Hyde.

Would love Adeleke to beat the British girls but it would require an all-time best. Hunt ran 22.08 in Tokyo last Sept. Adeleke is 22.34, a few years ago, but she had moved to 400m in between. She has the potential to beat Hunt, but this may be coming too soon.

How long did the Ban go on for and what were the implications for soccer?

The Hyde incident in 1938 was a dark day for the GAA. He went to an Irish soccer international and was expelled from the GAA as a result. He was both an ordinary member and as President had an honorary title. The GAA effectively told the founder of the Gaelic League he wasn't Irish enough and caused a political storm by trying to dictate to the President what events he could or couldn't represent the office at. Absolute madness.

It was shocking but even nationalistic/republicans did not support Hyde. Margaret Buckley who was first female President of Sinn Fein called him the Kings representative in Ireland for attending the soccer game. His fellow Roscommon man was a big critic, Padraig Ó Caoimh who gave his name to PUC. When he died, FG were afraid to enter the Protestant Church and FF opted to stay at home. Truth be told, I grew up not far from his final resting place in sheepwalk, as locals call it, and up until the late 1980s it lay like a derelict grave. But its nicely done up now thanks to EU funds.

[more upper class sports]

After FAI (Leinster Association) split from IFA in 1921, both associations called themselves Ireland and some players even played for both Ireland teams. The split was over Shels not getting to play Irish cup semi-final in Dublin against Glenavon. FIFA eventually intervened to insist on Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to distinguish both teams in 1954. Perhaps if they had managed to keep it together during those years, soccer would be like rugby/hockey/cricket/golf and we'd have one association and team. But that's also simplifying things. There's a much stronger Loyalist following of soccer than rugby and other more upper class sports.

Boxing is a sport that doesn't ring with the upper classes, there obviously was nationalist clubs, as mentioned already, but this definitely looks like power and greed in the politics of clubs earning more money..

Maybe those in power in the North were looking for an incident like the Shels one to do it

Anyways, as a spectacle (for me) it isn't great at local level and won't be as the best players will always leave   

That's true. Boxing has held it together and those from working class Loyalist backgrounds have represented Ireland proudly at Olympics for example. Although there's been some political agitators arguing for a breakaway.

Thought this was a thread about the Fleadh.

Is there a stats breakdown anywhere?

Total sessions
Locations

Hard to get a grasp on its scope and scale not being able to attend. Hopefully next year...some incentive to brush up on the music.

It's now The Seamí Bryson Ceilí Band and some of his top flute tunes:

The Siege of Derry Slide
The Protocol Polka
The Boys of the Bluebin
The Stephen Nolan Hornpipe
The Stack of Pallets

My belated condolences to the McHugh family and great county of Donegal on this terrible tragedy. That was a fine Donegal team and James was instrumental in claiming All-Ireland glory against the odds (as i don't think they were favourites against Mayo or Dublin) , playing lovely football. First saw some of those lads break our hearts on wet slippery day on embankment in Carrick to win All-Ireland u21 ten years before including Martin who scored 0-5. James was minor then, won Ulster league. There was a talented crop coming through and ultimate glory came in 1992.
May James and Noreen rest in peace.

After FAI (Leinster Association) split from IFA in 1921, both associations called themselves Ireland and some players even played for both Ireland teams. The split was over Shels not getting to play Irish cup semi-final in Dublin against Glenavon. FIFA eventually intervened to insist on Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to distinguish both teams in 1954. Perhaps if they had managed to keep it together during those years, soccer would be like rugby/hockey/cricket/golf and we'd have one association and team. But that's also simplifying things. There's a much stronger Loyalist following of soccer than rugby and other more upper class sports.