Sport
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Should Ireland amalgamate in international soccer?
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…
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The national football question
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…
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DEBATE: Redskins should change their name
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…
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DEBATE: Redskins should keep their name
“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…
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Déjà vu for title-winning Saints
St. Patrick’s Athletic manager Liam Buckley cemented his second spell in charge with another league title. Buckley was the last supremo to have taken the Inchicore side to glory fourteen years ago, giving the supporters every reason to ‘Party Like it’s 1999’. A…
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Mes Que Un Derby
In all walks of life there are divides, tensions, battles, opposition, and rivalries. Sport is no exception, all of the world’s biggest sports have intense derbies and rivalries. In Gymnastics, it’s the USA and China, in baseball, it’s the Yankees and the Red…
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Fans, players fed up with GAA politics
Founded in 1884, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has grown into the biggest sporting organisation in Ireland, and has also spread to various nations around the world. The All-Ireland senior football championship is the most eagerly awaited contest of the summer. In total,…
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Is sport inherently homophobic?
The recent crackdown on the LGBT community in Russia, along with the recent ban imposed on the planned gay rights parade in Serbia has brought angry finger-pointing from the vast majority of western society. But when one of the biggest social norms (sport)…
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