Sport In Ireland

[Fowler's God]

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??

[Dublin Red]

Did well enough in the cricket didn't we...?

[south]

boxing? some great irish boxers around at the moment

[Yoko]

Em the horses?

We did well at the Special Olympics!! :D

[Dublin Red]

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 ;)

[Yoko]

The Triple Crown was actually a failure...... ;)

[Fowler's God]

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...

[south]

Duddy Macklin, McCLoskey, Lee , lots more up and coming irish boxers .

[Dub13]

Just today we have had this...

Irish lightweight Katie Taylor is just one fight away from retaining her European title for a third year on the trot following an impressive semi-final victory over southpaw Yana Zavyalona at the 6th Women's European Championships in Vejle Denmark this afternoon.

Full Story Here (http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mhmhcwgbgboj/)

Not bad for a Thursday In Oct.

[yodabenitez]

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.

[CJ from baywatch]

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

[damienf1]

boxing all the way

[GaryMc]

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

[stamullenredmen]

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:mad: just face it lads this is ireland everything is done halfarsed so of course we will be doing rubbish on the international sporting stage

[Dub13]

I hear Bingo is good if you are stuck on Friday night...

[south]

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

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 .

[stamullenredmen]

I hear Bingo is good if you are stuck on Friday night...

HOUSE

[redchiller]

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!

[Paul]

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.

[Jockser]

yer man in the sailing boat the other night

[kess73]

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






Dunne was the product of media hype and people buying into that. Not many who are involved with boxing or who follow it closely expected Dunne to compete at a high level.


Duddy and Lee have been getting attention in the States, and Andy Lee will be topping the bill in March in Detroit, and coming back to fight in Limerick again in May, as well as fighting at the end of this month and in April.


As for world boxing being in the doldrums? Hardly, the lighter divisions have a lot of top notch talent in them, from light welterweight up to Supermiddleweight. One of the potential early contenders for fight of the year 2008 takes place this weekend in Vegas, when Jermaine Taylor has his rematch with Kelly Pavlik.

[GaryMc]

Dunne was the product of media hype and people buying into that. Not many who are involved with boxing or who follow it closely expected Dunne to compete at a high level.


Duddy and Lee have been getting attention in the States, and Andy Lee will be topping the bill in March in Detroit, and coming back to fight in Limerick again in May, as well as fighting at the end of this month and in April.


As for world boxing being in the doldrums? Hardly, the lighter divisions have a lot of top notch talent in them, from light welterweight up to Supermiddleweight. One of the potential early contenders for fight of the year 2008 takes place this weekend in Vegas, when Jermaine Taylor has his rematch with Kelly Pavlik.

I posted this 3 months ago and I would agree boxing is on the up. I have watched more fights (Mayweather, Khan, Duddy and Lee) in the last three months than in the previous 5 years. Now with Calzaghe and Hopkins on the horizon, I will be looking forward to that too.

Plus there is some Irish guy going well in the WWE :D:D:D

[StevieGisMyIdol]

Plus there is some Irish guy going well in the WWE :D:D:D

HAHA Yeah Finlay and his buddie Hornswaggle !!(Hornswaggle is a little leprachaun that lives under the ring and whenever Finlay needs help,Hornswaggle always comes to the rescue !!)

Ge even has a secret weapon........the shilleleagh !!

What about the WRC held up the north and in the South this year??

Nobody irish did very well but it was the first time this was held in ireland and we were picked to hold it for a reason...