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Women’s Six Nations average viewership was only a fraction of its men’s equivalent in 2025
By Adam Jackson The women’s Six Nations had only an eighth. of the average television viewership of the men’s ix nations in 2025, according to the Central Statistics Office’s Women and Men in Ireland hub. This statistic shows a lack of engagement with women’s rugby from the Irish public. However, when compared with previous year’s…
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When you look to Irish national teams for a source of pride, rugby comes to mind first. It is a great testament to this small nation that we compete with countries that have 10 times the population to work with. So based on that, one would assume that any possible question regarding an amalgamation of…
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Ireland’s national football question has always been a divisive issue. It’s a question which has frequently evoked not just sporting rivalry, but impassioned and trenchant opinions from political and religious establishments alike since the inception of association football on this island. Impractical Many argue that merging our national teams simply isn’t a viable option. Given…
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Racism is something that, as a society, we like to imagine has been eradicated, but the simple fact is that it has not. It is still rampant, and there is no clearer indication of this than the Washington Redskins. The most frequently used word to justify the use of the term “redskin” as the team’s…
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Last Friday evening, Kalie Gill, a 15-year old Irish teenager from Co. Leitrim was knocked down and killed by a car in Coyne Park in Yonkers. Kalie and her sister had been attending a church carnival, when, just after 9pm., a car driven by a local school teacher, appeared to career out of control, killing…
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“We are Redskins Nation and we owe it to our fans and coaches and players, past and present, to preserve that heritage.” That is how Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder closed his recent open letter to fans of his American Football team. One of the most talked about stories in the United States at the…
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By Greg Synnott, Michael Coleman and Saoirse Ivory A series of tax adjustments and cuts were announced by Minister Michael Noonan in yesterday’s budget. The City were outside government buildings when the announcement was made. The €2.5 billion plan included €900 million in additional revenue and €1.6 billion in cuts. Some of the measures announced…
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