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The two biggest sports in Ireland are Gaelic Football and Hurling. They are run by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The GAA have their headquarters at Croke Park in Dublin, which is also the largest stadium in Ireland. It can hold about 83,500 people. Many major matches are played there. The All-Ireland Football Final and All-Ireland Hurling Final are the two biggest events in Irish sport and are played in Croke Park every September.
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What Irish sports car is made of aluminium?
There is no irish sports car
When was Irish Sports Council created?
Irish Sports Council was created in 1999.
What are the Irish sports represented in Summer Olympics?
There are no specifically Irish sports as part of the Olympics, such as Ireland's national sports, Gaelic Football and Hurling. Irish Olympians participate in various sports at the Olympics such as athletics, boxing, swimming , equestrian sports and others.
What are the Irish sports pages?
The newspaper obituaries.
What are Irish traditional sports?
Gaelic Football and Hurling, which are Ireland's two national sports.
What colour jersey do the Irish play?
For various international sports, Irish teams wear green.
What sports do the Irish do?
Gaelic football, camogie, hurling.
What sports did the Irish bring to America?
Hurling is the most identifiable Irish sport that has translated to America, but the Irish also have their own individual takes on many international sports. Golf, hill walking, rugby, and cycling as well as soccer all carry an Irish flare.
What type of sports do Irish immigrants play?
cross country
Is soccer an Irish sport?
No, but it is very popular in Ireland. Gaelic Football and Hurling are the two main Irish sports.
What is Notre Dame Fighting Irish?
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish is the varsity sports team of the renowned University of Notre Dame. They participate in 23 NCAA Division 1 intercollegiate sports.
How is hurling significnt to the Irish culture histrorically and why?
Hurling is one of Ireland's two main national sports, the other being Gaelic Football. Hurling is the most unique of the two. For centuries it has been part of Irish culture. The founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association(GAA) in 1884, was done to promote Hurling and other Irish sports more widely and to have them more organised. The GAA has very strong Irish cultural aspects going well beyond the sports it looks after. Irish music, Irish dancing, the Irish language and other things are all promoted by the GAA. For the nationalist people of Ireland, it is seen as a very patriotic organisation, and so not as popular with the unionist people who would have a stronger passion for British cultural things. The complexities of all of this are too wide ranging to give here. Hurling has a huge significance in Ireland and its main final and the Gaelic Football final, which are both played on separate Sundays in September, are the two largest sporting events in Ireland. Irish people all over the world take a great interest in these two sports, as one of the ways of maintaining and expressing their Irish identity. GAA clubs have been founded in many parts of the world where large Irish communities live. Irish people at home and abroad seen wearing sports shirts are often wearing the shirts of their home club or county.
