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Yep and in different areas you'd see tricolours. Down here it's just GAA flags.
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Nothing at all, love the place. I I do think they'll eventually go independent though and what then for Irish Unionists? Their loyalty is to the crown, to the United Kingdom but in reality, their kin is the west of Scotland Presbyterians. Would they prefer a political alignment with an independent Scotland or a Britain made up of England and Wales? I'm not sure that's debated considerably within Unionism, you just tend to feel there's a head in the sand mentality that things won't change from the DUP.Hey, what’s wrong with the Scots?
Big news today after the Irish government admitted that the integrity of the European single market is more important than an open border, this will cause a lot of anger in border communities. It'll give Sinn Fein a chance to reassert itself also.
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Good post. Heartening too to hear the views of youth. Something that puzzled me when I was over last month, on the road out of Belfast, heading South, I must have counted maybe a dozen Union Jacks. At the road side, in Gardens. More than you would expect to see in England. Is that usual?
Oh yeah absolutely normal...many areas have union flags and bunting up all year round although many places only put them up during "marching season" and then take them down again.
Its pretty common in the country and certain "border" areas (the border that doesnt exist ;-) )....likewise you will get tricolours too
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We could form a Celtic tiger.Nothing at all, love the place. I I do think they'll eventually go independent though and what then for Irish Unionists? Their loyalty is to the crown, to the United Kingdom but in reality, their kin is the west of Scotland Presbyterians. Would they prefer a political alignment with an independent Scotland or a Britain made up of England and Wales? I'm not sure that's debated considerably within Unionism, you just tend to feel there's a head in the sand mentality that things won't change from the DUP.
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I saw loads of flags on the Irish side. I think some of them were County Hurling team flags. Btw, that game is mental.Oh yeah absolutely normal...many areas have union flags and bunting up all year round although many places only put them up during "marching season" and then take them down again.
Its pretty common in the country and certain "border" areas (the border that doesnt exist ;-) )....likewise you will get tricolours too
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That game is pure skill.I saw loads of flags on the Irish side. I think some of them were County Hurling team flags. Btw, that game is mental.
I coach kids' hurling and football ( Gaelic) as do a huge number of dads. As someone who didnt play much at all as a kid it truly is an awesome experience for me. It's a great combo of sports for kids. They are learning the values of being rough and tough and the amount of practice needed to gain enough skill to be decent. Almost all of the kids love soccer more though for its simplicity and the trendiness of it. But I'd say almost all the parents prefer the GAA for their kids. It just oozes character.
I love how the GAA knits together families and communities. It really is miles ahead of soccer in that sense, at least in Cork.
That said there is an element of older GAA heads that are alien to the likes of us "dad coaches" and just about tolerate us but that's a generation that's phasing out just as dads no longer race to the pub after work.
I love how the GAA knits together families and communities. It really is miles ahead of soccer in that sense, at least in Cork.
That said there is an element of older GAA heads that are alien to the likes of us "dad coaches" and just about tolerate us but that's a generation that's phasing out just as dads no longer race to the pub after work.
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It certainly is. I couldn't believe the distance they get with those thin 'paddles'. I was in a pub in Kilkenny watching them win the semi of the all Ireland. Fantastic atmosphere and evening. They took pity on the knownowt and tried to explain the intricacies of the game. I really enjoyed it.That game is pure skill.
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I coach kids' hurling and football ( Gaelic) as do a huge number of dads. As someone who didnt play much at all as a kid it truly is an awesome experience for me. It's a great combo of sports for kids. They are learning the values of being rough and tough and the amount of practice needed to gain enough skill to be decent. Almost all of the kids love soccer more though for its simplicity and the trendiness of it. But I'd say almost all the parents prefer the GAA for their kids. It just oozes character.
I love how the GAA knits together families and communities. It really is miles ahead of soccer in that sense, at least in Cork.
That said there is an element of older GAA heads that are alien to the likes of us "dad coaches" and just about tolerate us but that's a generation that's phasing out just as dads no longer race to the pub after work.
For me its rugby...tbh im probably a bigger rugby fan than football (soccer)...dont ban me!...i watch my some play every week, and i just made a (stupid) return myself.
Football has a lot to learn from GAA and rugby