The debate rages on. Just as it did with ‘Celtic Symphony’ and the Wolfe Tones debacle a few weeks ago, the current debate over the use of The Cranberries’ classic ‘Zombie’ by Irish rugby fans in France rages on. Written by Dolores O’Riordan after a 1993 IRA bomb explosion in Warrington killed two children, the […]

2 years ago

“The only people that went to provincial games were your family, and your friends and maybe a stray dog or two!” Are you someone who shouts at a television watching a game? If so, you’re definitely not alone. You’ve probably been told by someone around you that “you know they can’t hear you from the […]

6 years ago

There’s more than pride at stake in Twickenham this weekend. Since the Five Nations welcomed Italy into the fold for the 2000 edition of the tournament and became Six, Ireland have won five Triple Crowns in nineteen seasons, more than any other side. In that time, England have won four, Wales added their third last […]

6 years ago

“Now, if he wasn’t Martin Johnson, and there’s loads of words you could use to describe him!” It’s one of the most recognisable moments in Irish sport in the last twenty years, infamous and iconic in equal measure. The stakes couldn’t have been higher; this was a cup final within a league tournament. Ireland hosted […]

6 years ago

So typically Irish

9 years ago

That is a man lacking some Vitamin D

10 years ago