There are moments in sport that will live forever. As a small country we don’t get too many of them, so they are so much more important. Ronnie Delany’s gold medal in the 1956 Olympics. The 1978 defeat of the All Blacks. Sonia O’Sullivan. Ray Houghton, whether against England or Italy. Paul McGrath‘s almost one-man (Read More)
Posts Tagged ‘Munster v Biarritz’
We had dreams and songs to sing
The countdown has begun. And I can honestly say I’m more nervous about this match than any other match/sporting event I’ve ever watched. Maybe because Irish teams don’t tend to get to finals. I know Irish teams get to the All-Ireland finals, but in that case I’d be cheering for Sligo, and they never get (Read More)
Upon his knee a pretty wench And on the table a jug of punch
Yes, yes, everything has gone red. I can see that. But I did warn you earlier in the week[1] in 8 days we’ll be getting ready to see Munster play Biarritz in the European Final, so the blog is dressed up in support. I’m not too sure about the header though. That stag looks a (Read More)
Watching the Olympics on RTE
Well I haven’t made any mention so far of the Olympics, not sure why because I have been watching. A lot. This post isn’t really about the Olympics themselves though, more about trying to watch on RTE (Radio Telifis Eireann – Irish TV), and the problems there in. First off I will say that they (Read More)