Is sport in Ireland in the doldrums? Apart from Harrington this year not many Irish teams or people have won anything of note to crow about. I know the Rugby team won the Triple Crown but the performances in the World Cup tainted that. Now then with the soccer team just utter rubbish whats next for Sport in our country non GAA??
So, apart from the Golf, the cricket, the triple crown, the boxers, the horses AND the special olympics..... What has Irish sport ever given us
John Duddy is an ex-pat irish, Bernard Dunne won't get to the big time to his last defeat, well the horses i count that in the gambling section lol, Yes the Triple Crown ended up been Tarnished as the same team that turned up at the World Cup soured that...
Rory McElroy wins silver medal at Carnoustie & earns full tour status after two tournaments... Fallon wins the Arc on board Aiden O'Brien trained Dylan Thomas... The year's not over yet.
I hear that we have a bobsleigh team entering in the next Winter Olympics...should be promising. http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/25/fondue_coolrunnings_narrowweb__300x423,0.jpg
Sport this year in Ireland for me has been nothing short of shambolic(Well the ones I watch). - The Football team was possibly worst I can remember, even the wins against Wales and Solvakia were lucky - First of all the Rugby team will never get as good a chance at a Grand Slam and the most over hyped sports people ever in Ireland go and disgrace themselves at the World Cup - The All Ireland Series in both Football and Hurling was way too one sided and I didn't have any interest in either Final - Kieran Fallon, possibly the best jockey ever to come out of Ireland in Court for race fixing - Boxing is in the doldrums worldwide and the biggest hope we have had in 10years is decked within 30 seconds Fair enough Harrington won the Open - Crap Sport IMO
im currently suffering from free friday nights cos the eircom league is over and as ive just mentioned elsewhere im not in the posistion to get over to liverpool for a while i miss live football,as in being there just face it lads this is ireland everything is done halfarsed so of course we will be doing rubbish on the international sporting stage
i think boxing has been on the up worldwide the last year maybe not on the Heavyweight front. and still the mayweather v hatton fight to come .
dermot foxall from the kingdom has just won the barcelona round the world yacht race,well done dermot hard enough to finish never mind winning it!
2007 wasn't as bad as people make out. Padraig Harrington winning the Open Championship. Irish Cricket team getting to the super 8 stages in the World Cup Katie Taylor David Gillick the special Olympic team Aidan O'Brien Champion Hurdle - Sublimity Grand national - Silver Birch Great KK/Kerry Teams being head and shoulders above the rest again.