united Irish football team. (71)
mickeyscouse: Yes I know, that's why they are struggling to sell tickets, I beleive they still have a million left & as a last resort wil be giving them away to children so they can fill the seats.
for the football?
I don't think people care in the main, soccer doesn't have the same appeal as it used to here, i think the euros showed that, there wasn't the same buzz about the place even though the media did their best to hype it. As an international sport rugby has taken a lot of ground from soccer, you can see that in the pubs, there is much better crowds for 6 nations games and leinster and munster games, most people are fickle when it comes to sport and what they follow, a united ireland team in soccer? Who knows maybe if both teams rankings fall far enough they might consider it
pedro27: for the football?
Yes for the football, struggling to sell tickets & rather than play in empty stadiums they will fill the seats with screaming children.
mickeyscouse: Yes for the football, struggling to sell tickets & rather than play in empty stadiums they will fill the seats with screaming children.
thats a pity, even the football players probaly don't put effort into it either
jimbo79: I don't think people care in the main, soccer doesn't have the same appeal as it used to here, i think the euros showed that, there wasn't the same buzz about the place even though the media did their best to hype it. As an international sport rugby has taken a lot of ground from soccer, you can see that in the pubs, there is much better crowds for 6 nations games and leinster and munster games, most people are fickle when it comes to sport and what they follow, a united ireland team in soccer? Who knows maybe if both teams rankings fall far enough they might consider it
It depend where you live. There was a huge buzz in Dublin about the Euros. Flags and bunting all over the place. It was great to see. And it also depends what pubs you drink in. Rugby is still considered a posh sport by most working class people in Dublin. The pubs I drink in would show football when 6 nations games are on and may have the Rugby on a little TV in the back.
Outside Dublin GAA was always bigger than Football. Rugby would have been close so I would have to disagree. Football is as popular as ever in Dublin. I can't talk about the rest of the country though. But Dublin was always the centre of Football support anyway.
sofarsogood74: It depend where you live. There was a huge buzz in Dublin about the Euros. Flags and bunting all over the place. It was great to see. And it also depends what pubs you drink in. Rugby is still considered a posh sport by most working class people in Dublin. The pubs I drink in would show football when 6 nations games are on and may have the Rugby on a little TV in the back.
Outside Dublin GAA was always bigger than Football. Rugby would have been close so I would have to disagree. Football is as popular as ever in Dublin. I can't talk about the rest of the country though. But Dublin was always the centre of Football support anyway.
Outside Dublin GAA was always bigger than Football. Rugby would have been close so I would have to disagree. Football is as popular as ever in Dublin. I can't talk about the rest of the country though. But Dublin was always the centre of Football support anyway.
Yep i have t agree with that, totally different fan base too, watch any championships we have qualified for in football and you'll see the support that heads over, no other sport in the country can match that. The GAA is an amateur nationwide sport so it's hard to make a comparison..
sofarsogood74: It depend where you live. There was a huge buzz in Dublin about the Euros. Flags and bunting all over the place. It was great to see. And it also depends what pubs you drink in. Rugby is still considered a posh sport by most working class people in Dublin. The pubs I drink in would show football when 6 nations games are on and may have the Rugby on a little TV in the back.
Outside Dublin GAA was always bigger than Football. Rugby would have been close so I would have to disagree. Football is as popular as ever in Dublin. I can't talk about the rest of the country though. But Dublin was always the centre of Football support anyway.
Outside Dublin GAA was always bigger than Football. Rugby would have been close so I would have to disagree. Football is as popular as ever in Dublin. I can't talk about the rest of the country though. But Dublin was always the centre of Football support anyway.
wrong..towns like Drogheda and Dundalk have always been soccer towns
mcattack: Yep i have t agree with that, totally different fan base too, watch any championships we have qualified for in football and you'll see the support that heads over, no other sport in the country can match that. The GAA is an amateur nationwide sport so it's hard to make a comparison..
The majority head over for a party pal. These finals fall in the summer so people think "oh we"ll make a right holiday outta this"!! 
I'd say if u did a survey in Ireland hurling would be the most popular sport :)
There was talk about this a few years ago and i honestly cant see why its not being done .....Sport bridges many divides and if enough people get positive about it and create a buzz Nothing would slow it down...
As for National Anthems ..hey theres enough plastic provos and plastic billys to complain if there was one or there wasnt one ....
Personally i would play Barney the dinosaurs I love you and the everyone hug or shake hands as has been done recently
As for National Anthems ..hey theres enough plastic provos and plastic billys to complain if there was one or there wasnt one ....
Personally i would play Barney the dinosaurs I love you and the everyone hug or shake hands as has been done recently
Theoneucanthate: I'd say if u did a survey in Ireland hurling would be the most popular sport :)
because it's your favorite sport??National Anthem? 'Whiskey in the Jar'. Done.
mcattack: because it's your favorite sport??
Lol no its my general take on itTheoneucanthate: Lol no its my general take on it
Well Gaelic football (don't know why it's called football when you can pass from one end of the pitch to the other and score with your hands) is the most popular sport in this country...
mcattack: Well Gaelic football (don't know why it's called football when you can pass from one end of the pitch to the other and score with your hands) is the most popular sport in this country...
u mr prob rite as more counties play football :). Overall tho there is no comparison in the 2 games, speed skill etc etcmcattack: Well Gaelic football (don't know why it's called football when you can pass from one end of the pitch to the other and score with your hands) is the most popular sport in this country...
Taken from Wiki
Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland in terms of match attendance, and in 2003 accounted for 34% of total sports attendances at events in the Republic of Ireland, followed by hurling at 23%, soccer at 16% and rugby at 8%, and Initiative's ViewerTrack study measuring 2005 sports audiences showed the sport's highest-profile match, the All-Ireland Football Final, to be the most watched event of the nation's sporting year. Soccer is the most played team sport in Ireland. Swimming, golf, aerobics, cycling, Gaelic football and billiards/snooker are the other sporting activities with the highest levels of playing participation in the Republic of Ireland
vinny1967: Taken from Wiki
Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland in terms of match attendance, and in 2003 accounted for 34% of total sports attendances at events in the Republic of Ireland, followed by hurling at 23%, soccer at 16% and rugby at 8%, and Initiative's ViewerTrack study measuring 2005 sports audiences showed the sport's highest-profile match, the All-Ireland Football Final, to be the most watched event of the nation's sporting year. Soccer is the most played team sport in Ireland. Swimming, golf, aerobics, cycling, Gaelic football and billiards/snooker are the other sporting activities with the highest levels of playing participation in the Republic of Ireland
Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland in terms of match attendance, and in 2003 accounted for 34% of total sports attendances at events in the Republic of Ireland, followed by hurling at 23%, soccer at 16% and rugby at 8%, and Initiative's ViewerTrack study measuring 2005 sports audiences showed the sport's highest-profile match, the All-Ireland Football Final, to be the most watched event of the nation's sporting year. Soccer is the most played team sport in Ireland. Swimming, golf, aerobics, cycling, Gaelic football and billiards/snooker are the other sporting activities with the highest levels of playing participation in the Republic of Ireland
That's what i said, it's a nationalized sport and only popular in this country, i know it's played in other countries but not even near the scale it's played here..a good sport all the same and something to be proud of..as for skill though..there's not really a lot in Gaelic Fotball to be honest
mcattack: That's what i said, it's a nationalized sport and only popular in this country, i know it's played in other countries but not even near the scale it's played here..a good sport all the same and something to be proud of..as for skill though..there's not really a lot in Gaelic Fotball to be honest
I meant to quote Uno with his hurling quote
It's definitely something to be proud of. Used to play it but I prefer the soccer
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Yes I know, that's why they are struggling to sell tickets, I beleive they still have a million left & as a last resort wil be giving them away to children so they can fill the seats.