Sports
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Sport in Ireland is popular and widespread. Throughout the country a wide variety of sports are played, the most popular being Gaelic football, hurling, rugby, soccer, field hockey and golf.
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Rugby
A simple guide to Rugby (pdf document). It includes information on the players, the scrum, the scoring and the teams. Detailansicht
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Gaelic Football, Hurling are Irish Passions — National Geographic News
This National Geographic News article dated March 17, 2003 describes Ireland's favourite sports, their origins and meanings and also takes some historical aspects into account. Detailansicht
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GAA — Gaelic Athletic Association
The official website of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or "Cumann Lúthchleas Gael"). This organisation has been supporting all kinds of gaelic sport for ages. Among other interesting information you can check for the latest football or hurling results here. Detailansicht
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Ireland's Gaelic Games
Hurling and Gaelic Football set their highlights just when soccer takes its time out: in the European summer. This site presents some compact info on two of Ireland's favourite sport. Information is also available in German. Detailansicht