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<span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Rugby union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Boxing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boxing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Boxing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Boxing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Athletics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Athletics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Athletics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Athletics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Equestrian" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Equestrian"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Equestrian</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Equestrian-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Golf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Golf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Golf</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Golf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cricket" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cricket"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Cricket</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cricket-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Field_hockey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Field_hockey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Field hockey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Field_hockey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Other sports</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Other_sports-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Other sports subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Other_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Australian_rules_football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Australian_rules_football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Australian rules football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Australian_rules_football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chess" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chess"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Chess</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chess-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Croquet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Croquet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.3</span> <span>Croquet</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Croquet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cycling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cycling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.4</span> <span>Cycling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cycling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Darts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Darts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.5</span> <span>Darts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Darts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Extreme_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Extreme_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.6</span> <span>Extreme sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Extreme_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Greyhound_racing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Greyhound_racing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.7</span> <span>Greyhound racing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Greyhound_racing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gymnastics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gymnastics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.8</span> <span>Gymnastics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gymnastics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kendo" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kendo"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.9</span> <span>Kendo</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kendo-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Martial_arts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Martial_arts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.10</span> <span>Martial arts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Martial_arts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Motorsport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Motorsport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.11</span> <span>Motorsport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Motorsport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Olympic_Handball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Olympic_Handball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.12</span> <span>Olympic Handball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Olympic_Handball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Orienteering" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Orienteering"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.13</span> <span>Orienteering</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Orienteering-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pitch_and_putt" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pitch_and_putt"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.14</span> <span>Pitch and putt</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pitch_and_putt-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Racquet_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Racquet_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.15</span> <span>Racquet sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Racquet_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Road_bowling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Road_bowling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.16</span> <span>Road bowling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Road_bowling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rowing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rowing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.17</span> <span>Rowing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rowing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rugby_League" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_League"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.18</span> <span>Rugby League</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_League-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sailing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sailing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.19</span> <span>Sailing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sailing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Snooker_and_pool" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Snooker_and_pool"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.20</span> <span>Snooker and pool</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Snooker_and_pool-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Target_shooting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Target_shooting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.21</span> <span>Target shooting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Target_shooting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Triathlon_and_adventure_racing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Triathlon_and_adventure_racing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.22</span> <span>Triathlon and adventure racing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Triathlon_and_adventure_racing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tug_of_war" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tug_of_war"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.23</span> <span>Tug of war</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tug_of_war-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Underwater_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Underwater_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.24</span> <span>Underwater sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Underwater_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Water_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Water_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.25</span> <span>Water sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Water_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Winter_Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Winter_Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.26</span> <span>Winter Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Winter_Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-North_American_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#North_American_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>North American sports</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-North_American_sports-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle North American sports subsection</span> </button> <ul 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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lacrosse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.4</span> <span>Lacrosse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lacrosse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Softball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Softball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.5</span> <span>Softball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Softball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Volleyball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Volleyball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.6</span> <span>Volleyball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Volleyball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Competitions_and_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Competitions_and_events"> <div 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Inter_Bde_Football_final_2011_%286106312922%29.jpg/440px-Inter_Bde_Football_final_2011_%286106312922%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2468" data-file-height="2188" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> is one of the most popular sports in Ireland.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Sport in Ireland</b> plays an important role in Irish society. The many sports played and followed in <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> include <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_games" title="Gaelic games">Gaelic games</a> (including <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camogie" title="Camogie">camogie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_handball" title="Gaelic handball">handball</a>), <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Show_jumping" title="Show jumping">show jumping</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_racing" title="Greyhound racing">greyhound racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Motorsport" title="Motorsport">motorsport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">tennis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">hockey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">golf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">rowing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-esri22_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esri22-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TSSI2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSSI2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In terms of participation, association football (soccer) is the most popular team pursuit for males at 8.8% with Gaelic football attracting 3.4%.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Personal exercise (at 13.4%) and running (8.9%) are the most popular individual male activities. Traditionally, team sports do not figure highly amongst females, with a greater percentage of post-school-age women choosing individual sports and fitness activities.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2018, additional funding and focus was afforded to females in sport, with a number of successes in women's international sporting competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Association football (soccer) is the most played team sport in Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-esri22_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esri22-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gaelic football, hurling, golf, aerobics, cycling, swimming and billiards/snooker are the other sporting activities with the highest levels of participation in the Republic of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-esri22_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esri22-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In terms of support and attendance, <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> accounted for 34% of total sports attendances at events in the Republic of Ireland in 2003, followed by <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a> at 23%, association football (soccer) at 16% and rugby at 8%.<sup id="cite_ref-esri_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esri-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, Initiative's ViewerTrack study measuring sports audiences showed that Gaelic football's highest-profile match, the <a href="/wiki/2005_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final">All-Ireland Football Championship Final</a>, was the most watched event of the nation's sporting year.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In terms of funding, of the €62 million allocated in the <a href="/wiki/Irish_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish government">Irish government</a>'s 2017 Capital Sports Programme, approximately €25 million was allocated to hurling, Gaelic football and other games overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a>, €7.7 million to soccer, €3.3 million to rugby, €2.8 million to tennis, golf €2.4 million, sailing and rowing €1.3 million each, boxing and athletics over €1 million each, swimming €0.5 million, with the remainder allocated among other sports and sporting groups.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Home_Nations" title="Home Nations">constituent nation</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, it also sends a <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_at_the_Commonwealth_Games" title="Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games">Northern Ireland Team</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a>, a person from <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> can choose to represent either <a href="/wiki/Ireland_at_the_Olympics" title="Ireland at the Olympics">Ireland</a> or <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_Olympics" title="Great Britain at the Olympics">Great Britain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sullivan_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sullivan-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gaelic_games">Gaelic games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Gaelic games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_games" title="Gaelic games">Gaelic games</a></div> <p>In a survey released in January 2021, <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_games" title="Gaelic games">Gaelic games</a> were collectively identified as "Ireland's favourite sport(s)".<sup id="cite_ref-TSSI2020_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSSI2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaelic_football">Gaelic football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gaelic football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Croke_Park_-_Dublin_vs_Tyrone_125.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Croke_Park_-_Dublin_vs_Tyrone_125.jpg/220px-Croke_Park_-_Dublin_vs_Tyrone_125.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Croke_Park_-_Dublin_vs_Tyrone_125.jpg/330px-Croke_Park_-_Dublin_vs_Tyrone_125.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Croke_Park_-_Dublin_vs_Tyrone_125.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="190" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a> in Dublin is the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association.</figcaption></figure> <p>The sport may be referred to as <i>Gaelic football</i> or <i>Gaelic</i>, if confusion might otherwise arise with association football, but is referred to simply as 'football' within the sport itself, such as the <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Football Championship">All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</a>. Though it has existed for centuries in Ireland as <a href="/wiki/Caid_(sport)" title="Caid (sport)">Caid</a>, Gaelic football was formally arranged into an organised playing code by the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a> (GAA) in the late nineteenth century.<sup id="cite_ref-Richard_William_Cox_2002_243_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richard_William_Cox_2002_243-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of support and attendance, it is the most popular sport in Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-esri_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esri-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game is played at underage, minor (under 18), under 21 and adult levels. All players are amateur, although players at a high level may receive income from sources such as sponsorship and grants. Gaelic footballers play for a local club or parish team, with the best chosen for the inter-county sides. County players may be chosen to play in inter-provincial <a href="/wiki/Railway_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway Cup">Railway Cup</a> games or for the <a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="International Rules Football">'International Rules'</a> team to face Australia. The main national competitions are the inter-county <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Football Championship">All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(Ireland)" title="National Football League (Ireland)">National Football League</a>, also known as the NFL.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A Gaelic football year starts with pre-season competitions and the National Football League. In early summer, the Championship begins. Each of the four provinces has its own tournament, and teams which are knocked out must do well in the 'qualifiers' if they are to gain a spot along with the four Provincial Champions in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. The <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Football Championship">All-Ireland Senior Football final</a> is traditionally held on the third Sunday in September. <a href="/wiki/Kerry_GAA" title="Kerry GAA">Kerry</a> are football's most successful team, with 37 All-Ireland senior titles. There are a number of rivalries within the game – an example is that between <a href="/wiki/Dublin_GAA" title="Dublin GAA">Dublin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meath_GAA" title="Meath GAA">Meath</a>. Other notable derbies or rivalries include <a href="/wiki/Cork_GAA" title="Cork GAA">Cork</a> v <a href="/wiki/Kerry_GAA" title="Kerry GAA">Kerry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayo_GAA" title="Mayo GAA">Mayo</a> v <a href="/wiki/Galway_GAA" title="Galway GAA">Galway</a>, Kerry v Dublin and Tyrone v Donegal.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hurling">Hurling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hurling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">Hurling</a> is a sport native to Ireland for several thousand years, organized by the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a>. In terms of attendance figures, hurling is second only to Gaelic football.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hurling is sometimes described as the "fastest field sport in the world", as the ball is continually played at high speeds.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game has similarities to <a href="/wiki/Shinty" title="Shinty">shinty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">hockey</a>. However the ball (or <i><a href="/wiki/Sliotar" title="Sliotar">sliotar</a></i>) is rarely played along the ground. Hurling is played on a large grass pitch.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Many aspects of the organisation of hurling are similar to football, as both sports are organised by the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">GAA</a>. Amateurism and the club/county/province structure are similar. Gaelic football has a larger footprint in terms of top-level competition, but in several counties where both sports are played, hurling sometimes holds precedence, and in certain parts of the country, it is the dominant game (Kilkenny, rural Antrim, Ards peninsula in County Down, and Clare, for example). Hurling is well-attended at elite level and the highest-level games fill <a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a> to its capacity of over 82,000. The main competitions are the <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship">All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship</a>, the Leinster and Munster provincial championships and the <a href="/wiki/National_Hurling_League" title="National Hurling League">National Hurling League</a> (NHL).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Hurling and camogie are both included on <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists" title="UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists">Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Camogie">Camogie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Camogie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Garda_V_Defence_Forces_(8119777732).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Garda vs. Defence Forces camogie match in 2012." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Garda_V_Defence_Forces_%288119777732%29.jpg/220px-Garda_V_Defence_Forces_%288119777732%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Garda_V_Defence_Forces_%288119777732%29.jpg/330px-Garda_V_Defence_Forces_%288119777732%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Garda_V_Defence_Forces_%288119777732%29.jpg/440px-Garda_V_Defence_Forces_%288119777732%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3054" data-file-height="2825" /></a><figcaption>Garda vs. Defence Forces camogie match in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Camogie" title="Camogie">Camogie</a>, played exclusively by women, is similar to <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a> although a smaller <a href="/wiki/Sliotar" title="Sliotar">sliotar</a> is used, there is the option to hand-pass into the goal, and the dress code requires players to wear a <a href="/wiki/Skort" title="Skort">skort</a>. The first game of camogie was played in <a href="/wiki/County_Meath" title="County Meath">County Meath</a> in 1904.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gaelic_handball">Gaelic handball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Gaelic handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_handball" title="Gaelic handball">Gaelic handball</a>, or simply 'handball', like the related sport of <a href="/wiki/American_handball" title="American handball">American handball</a>, somewhat resembles <a href="/wiki/Squash_(sport)" title="Squash (sport)">squash</a> or <a href="/wiki/Racquetball" title="Racquetball">racquetball</a>, but with the ball played or struck with the hand or fist instead of a racquet. It has no connection with the Olympic sport of handball which has limited following in Ireland, where it is generally known as <a href="/wiki/Olympic_handball" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic handball">Olympic handball</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In Ireland, there are four main types of handball. These are 40x20 (small court), the traditional 60x30 Softball and Hardball (big alley) and One-wall handball. Handball is played with a variety of balls. Gloves and eyeguards are compulsory for some competitions. The sport is managed and promoted by <a href="/wiki/GAA_Handball" title="GAA Handball">GAA Handball</a>, a subsidiary body of the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">GAA</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rounders">Rounders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rounders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rounders" title="Rounders">Rounders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">cluiche corr</i>) is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">Gaelic Athletic Association</a> (GAA) in Ireland, and is similar to baseball. Game-play centers around <a href="/wiki/Innings" title="Innings">innings</a> where teams alternate at turns being batters and fielders. Points ("rounders") are scored by the batting team by completing a circuit around the field through four bases<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Association_football">Association football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Association football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Association football in Northern Ireland">Association football in Northern Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Association football in the Republic of Ireland">Association football in the Republic of Ireland</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg/220px-Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg/330px-Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg/440px-Martin_O%27Neill_Aston_Villa_vs_FH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Neill" title="Martin O'Neill">Martin O'Neill</a> played for the Northern Ireland national team as a soccer player and subsequently managed the Republic of Ireland national team.</figcaption></figure> <p>Association football is a popular sport in the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> but while international matches play before large crowds, and are passionately followed, domestic league games typically attract smaller attendances.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English football leagues are also popular in Ireland, with a survey in February 2020 indicating that up to 40,000 Irish fans travel to games in England on a "regular basis".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The national body in the Republic of Ireland is the <a href="/wiki/Football_Association_of_Ireland" title="Football Association of Ireland">Football Association of Ireland</a> (FAI) while the national body in Northern Ireland is the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Football_Association" title="Irish Football Association">Irish Football Association</a> (IFA).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The domestic leagues are the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland" title="League of Ireland">League of Ireland</a> (in the Republic) and the <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">NIFL Premiership</a> (or Irish League) (Northern Ireland). Some of the major teams in Ireland include <a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C." title="Shamrock Rovers F.C.">Shamrock Rovers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dundalk_F.C." title="Dundalk F.C.">Dundalk FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shelbourne_F.C." title="Shelbourne F.C.">Shelbourne FC</a> in the Republic, <a href="/wiki/Glentoran_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Glentoran FC">Glentoran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linfield_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Linfield FC">Linfield</a> in Northern Ireland, and <a href="/wiki/Derry_City_F.C." title="Derry City F.C.">Derry City</a>, a team from the North who play in the League of Ireland. Due to the financial incentives abroad, most of Ireland's top players, such as <a href="/wiki/Damien_Duff" title="Damien Duff">Damien Duff</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_O%27Shea" title="John O'Shea">John O'Shea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aiden_McGeady" title="Aiden McGeady">Aiden McGeady</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Evans" title="Jonny Evans">Jonny Evans</a>, play in the leagues of larger European countries, particularly in England and <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. This, along with the Irish media's huge coverage of the English league, is one of the reasons why Irish people tend to support leading British clubs such as <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool</a> and <a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a>. Only occasionally does a League of Ireland or Irish League player make either of the national teams, despite the fact that the leagues sometimes produce some of Ireland's top players including internationals <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Doyle" title="Kevin Doyle">Kevin Doyle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Long" title="Shane Long">Shane Long</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gareth_McAuley" title="Gareth McAuley">Gareth McAuley</a> and players like <a href="/wiki/Roy_Keane" title="Roy Keane">Roy Keane</a> in the past.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On the international stage, the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Republic of Ireland national football team">Republic of Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team" title="Northern Ireland national football team">Northern Ireland</a> teams have both competed in three <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cups</a>, with the Republic also appearing in three <a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA European Football Championship">European Championships</a>, most recently in <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016" title="UEFA Euro 2016">2016</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Milk_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Milk Cup">Milk Cup</a> is an international youth tournament held annually in Northern Ireland, in which clubs and national teams from elsewhere in the world may compete. Northern Ireland also played host to the 2005 <a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a> Under-19 European Championships.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Ireland" title="Rugby union in Ireland">Rugby union in Ireland</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Munster_rugby_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Munster_rugby_2006.jpg/220px-Munster_rugby_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Munster_rugby_2006.jpg/330px-Munster_rugby_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Munster_rugby_2006.jpg/440px-Munster_rugby_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2240" data-file-height="1596" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> fans watching the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Heineken_Cup" title="2005–06 Heineken Cup">2005–06 Heineken Cup</a> final on the streets of <a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> is played and supported throughout Ireland, and is especially popular in urban areas such as <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> in Northern Ireland, and <a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a>. Rugby union is played at club, province and national levels. The <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland national team</a> is composed of players from both Northern Ireland and the Republic, and the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Irish Rugby Football Union</a> governs the sport throughout the island. The sport is organised at all levels on an all-island basis through a provincial structure of four unions, with each province organising one professional team in elite competition. </p><p>Success at international level and the establishment of four professional teams has increased interest in rugby union as a sport in Ireland, particularly as a spectator sport.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the 2018 <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Awards" title="World Rugby Awards">World Rugby Awards</a>, Ireland had been presented with a 'hat-trick' of awards, with <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a> winning the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Player of the Year">Player of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(rugby_union)" title="Joe Schmidt (rugby union)">Joe Schmidt</a> the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Coach_of_the_Year" title="World Rugby Coach of the Year">Coach of the Year</a>, and the national squad the <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Team_of_the_Year" title="World Rugby Team of the Year">Team of the Year</a> awards.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of July 2022, following two defeats of New Zealand, the Ireland national rugby union team was ranked 1st in the World Rugby Rankings, but has never progressed beyond the quarter finals of the men's <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>. </p><p>School rugby union is also played at primary and secondary level, and traditional rugby playing schools include: <a href="/wiki/St_Michael%27s_College,_Dublin" title="St Michael's College, Dublin">St Michael's College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blackrock_College" title="Blackrock College">Blackrock College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belvedere_College" title="Belvedere College">Belvedere College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Castleknock_College" title="Castleknock College">Castleknock College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clongowes_Wood_College" title="Clongowes Wood College">Clongowes Wood College</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_College,_Dublin" title="St Mary's College, Dublin">St Mary's College</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Terenure_College" title="Terenure College">Terenure College</a> in Dublin, <a href="/wiki/Crescent_College" title="Crescent College">Crescent College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Castletroy_College" title="Castletroy College">Castletroy College</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Munchin%27s_College" title="St Munchin's College">St Munchin's College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glenstal_Abbey" title="Glenstal Abbey">Glenstal Abbey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ardscoil_R%C3%ADs,_Limerick" title="Ardscoil Rís, Limerick">Ardscoil Rís</a> in Limerick, <a href="/wiki/Rockwell_College" title="Rockwell College">Rockwell College</a> in Tipperary, <a href="/wiki/Presentation_Brothers_College,_Cork" title="Presentation Brothers College, Cork">Presentation Brothers College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bandon_Grammar_School" title="Bandon Grammar School">Bandon Grammar School</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Brothers_College,_Cork" title="Christian Brothers College, Cork">Christian Brothers College</a> in Cork, and <a href="/wiki/Campbell_College" title="Campbell College">Campbell College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Belfast_Academical_Institution" title="Royal Belfast Academical Institution">Royal Belfast Academical Institution</a> and <a href="/wiki/Methodist_College_Belfast" title="Methodist College Belfast">Methodist College Belfast</a> in the north. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boxing">Boxing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Boxing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Irish_Athletic_Boxing_Association" title="Irish Athletic Boxing Association">Irish Athletic Boxing Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boxing_Union_of_Ireland" title="Boxing Union of Ireland">Boxing Union of Ireland</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">Boxing</a> is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Boxing_Union_of_Ireland" title="Boxing Union of Ireland">Boxing Union of Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Athletic_Boxing_Association" title="Irish Athletic Boxing Association">Irish Athletic Boxing Association</a>. Amateur boxers account for sixteen of <a href="/wiki/Ireland_at_the_Olympics" title="Ireland at the Olympics">Ireland's 31 Olympic medals</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Ireland_at_the_Olympics#Medals_by_summer_sport" title="Ireland at the Olympics">two Olympic gold medals</a>. Ireland's amateur boxers have also won medals at numerous top level competitions worldwide including World Senior Championships, European Senior Championships, World Junior Championships, World Youth Championships, European Junior Championships and European Youth Championships. </p><p>The country's most successful boxers include <a href="/wiki/Steve_Collins" title="Steve Collins">Steve Collins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Dunne" title="Bernard Dunne">Bernard Dunne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_McGuigan" title="Barry McGuigan">Barry McGuigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carruth" title="Michael Carruth">Michael Carruth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Burnett" title="Ryan Burnett">Ryan Burnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Lee_(boxer)" title="Andy Lee (boxer)">Andy Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Duddy" title="John Duddy">John Duddy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Frampton" title="Carl Frampton">Carl Frampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kellie_Harrington" title="Kellie Harrington">Kellie Harrington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katie_Taylor" title="Katie Taylor">Katie Taylor</a>. The latter is among the world's most successful female boxers, and Taylor has won five European Championships and four World Championships, as well as the inaugural women's lightweight gold at the <a href="/wiki/Boxing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_lightweight" title="Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight">2012 Olympics</a>. </p><p>As of 2023, large-scale professional boxing events have not taken place in Ireland since a <a href="/wiki/Killing_of_David_Byrne" title="Killing of David Byrne">2016 gangland shooting</a> at a weigh-in at the Regency hotel in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Tailteann_Games_(ancient)" title="Tailteann Games (ancient)">Tailteann Games (ancient)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tailteann_Games_(Irish_Free_State)" title="Tailteann Games (Irish Free State)">Tailteann Games (Irish Free State)</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sport_of_athletics" title="Sport of athletics">Athletics</a> in Ireland is governed by <a href="/wiki/Athletics_Ireland" title="Athletics Ireland">Athletics Ireland</a>, and in Northern Ireland by Athletics Northern Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Athletics has seen some of the Ireland's highest performers at the Olympics, with several Irish athletes performing well for both the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the games over the years. <a href="/wiki/Denis_Horgan" title="Denis Horgan">Denis Horgan</a> won the shot put 13 times at the <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Amateur Athletic Association">AAAs</a>, (still holding a title for greatest number of individual titles won), before emigrating to the United States where he won a number of American titles. Horgan also broke the world record on several occasions and silver at the 1908 Olympics. <a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Callaghan" title="Pat O'Callaghan">Dr. Pat O'Callaghan</a> (also from North Cork) won the hammer throw in 1928 and again in 1932 at the Olympic Games. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Tisdall" title="Bob Tisdall">Bob Tisdall</a> also won gold for Ireland in 1932, competing in the 400m hurdles. In the late 20th and early 21st century, notable athletes have included <a href="/wiki/Ron_Delany" title="Ron Delany">Ron Delany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Peters_(athlete)" title="Mary Peters (athlete)">Mary Peters</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Treacy" title="John Treacy">John Treacy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Coghlan" title="Eamonn Coghlan">Eamonn Coghlan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonia_O%27Sullivan" title="Sonia O'Sullivan">Sonia O'Sullivan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Heffernan" title="Robert Heffernan">Robert Heffernan</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dublin_Marathon" title="Dublin Marathon">Dublin Marathon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Marathon" title="Belfast Marathon">Belfast Marathon</a> are run annually and are two of the most popular athletics events in the country. The <a href="/wiki/Dublin_Women%27s_Mini_Marathon" class="mw-redirect" title="Dublin Women's Mini Marathon">Women's Mini Marathon</a> in Dublin consistently gets upwards of 40000 competitors.<sup id="cite_ref-Huge_numbers_again_for_Mini_Marathon_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huge_numbers_again_for_Mini_Marathon-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equestrian">Equestrian</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Equestrian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Irish_National_Stud,_Co._Kildare_(506948)_(29832146942).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Irish_National_Stud%2C_Co._Kildare_%28506948%29_%2829832146942%29.jpg/220px-Irish_National_Stud%2C_Co._Kildare_%28506948%29_%2829832146942%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Irish_National_Stud%2C_Co._Kildare_%28506948%29_%2829832146942%29.jpg/330px-Irish_National_Stud%2C_Co._Kildare_%28506948%29_%2829832146942%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Irish_National_Stud%2C_Co._Kildare_%28506948%29_%2829832146942%29.jpg/440px-Irish_National_Stud%2C_Co._Kildare_%28506948%29_%2829832146942%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4690" data-file-height="2638" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Irish_National_Stud" title="Irish National Stud">Irish National Stud</a> is in County Kildare.</figcaption></figure> <p>The various <a href="/wiki/Equestrianism" title="Equestrianism">equestrian</a> sports have a sizeable following in Ireland. After Gaelic games, horse racing is the second most attended sport in the country, with around 1.3 million attendees annually. That is the largest number of horseracing fans in any country on a per capita basis.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The governing body is <a href="/wiki/Horse_Sport_Ireland" title="Horse Sport Ireland">Horse Sport Ireland</a> (formerly the <a href="/wiki/Equestrian_Federation_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Equestrian Federation of Ireland">Equestrian Federation of Ireland</a>), which is composed of 15 Irish affiliate bodies, representing all facets of equestrian sport. These sports include <a href="/wiki/Show_jumping" title="Show jumping">show jumping</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eventing" title="Eventing">eventing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dressage" title="Dressage">dressage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Endurance_riding" title="Endurance riding">endurance riding</a>, <a href="/wiki/Para-equestrian" title="Para-equestrian">para-equestrian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">polo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Combined_driving" title="Combined driving">carriage driving</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Overall administration of Irish horse-racing is carried out by <a href="/wiki/Horse_Racing_Ireland" title="Horse Racing Ireland">Horse Racing Ireland</a>. Horse Racing Ireland is responsible for racing in both the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>, which has 24 racecourses, and in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, which has 2 racecourses. Ireland's top tracks are <a href="/wiki/Curragh_Racecourse" title="Curragh Racecourse">the Curragh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fairyhouse_Racecourse" title="Fairyhouse Racecourse">Fairyhouse</a>. The breeding industry (including the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Thoroughbred" title="Thoroughbred">thoroughbred</a> breeding operation, <a href="/wiki/Coolmore_Stud" title="Coolmore Stud">Coolmore Stud</a>) has produced many top race horses.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Golf">Golf</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Golf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Golf_in_ireland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Golf_in_ireland.jpg/220px-Golf_in_ireland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Golf_in_ireland.jpg/330px-Golf_in_ireland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Golf_in_ireland.jpg/440px-Golf_in_ireland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Strandhill Golf Course in <a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">County Sligo</a>, one of many coastal golf courses throughout Ireland</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Golf_in_Ireland" title="Golf in Ireland">Golf in Ireland</a></div> <p>As of the early 21st century, golf is among the most-played sports in the country, with a 2008 report for the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sports_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Sports Council">Irish Sports Council</a> indicating that golf was then the fourth most popular sport by participation rate.<sup id="cite_ref-EconImpact_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EconImpact-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ireland was the first country to organise the sport on a national basis, with two "oldest governing bodies in world golf", the <a href="/wiki/Golfing_Union_of_Ireland" title="Golfing Union of Ireland">Golfing Union of Ireland</a> (GUI) and the Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU), being formed in 1891 and 1893 respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-indo2018_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indo2018-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-golfnet2021_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-golfnet2021-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are over 400 golf clubs throughout the island, and over 300 courses in the Republic of Ireland, and (as of 2009) Ireland reportedly had the fourth most golf courses per capita in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among Ireland's most famous golf courses are <a href="/wiki/Royal_County_Down_Golf_Club" title="Royal County Down Golf Club">Royal County Down Golf Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Portrush_Golf_Club" title="Royal Portrush Golf Club">Royal Portrush Golf Club</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portmarnock" title="Portmarnock">Portmarnock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ballybunion_Golf_Club" title="Ballybunion Golf Club">Ballybunion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lahinch_Golf_Club" title="Lahinch Golf Club">Lahinch</a>. The most prestigious tournament of Ireland is the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Open_(golf)" title="Irish Open (golf)">Irish Open</a>, which is held on courses in the four provinces. Also, the <a href="/wiki/K_Club" title="K Club">K Club</a> in County Kildare hosted the <a href="/wiki/European_Open_(golf)" title="European Open (golf)">European Open</a> from 1995 to 2007. Golf is regularly televised in Ireland, with both domestic and international events broadcast. </p><p>Ireland produced several top golfers in the late 20th and early 21st century, with players like <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Harrington" title="Pádraig Harrington">Pádraig Harrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McGinley" title="Paul McGinley">Paul McGinley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shane_Lowry_(golfer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shane Lowry (golfer)">Shane Lowry</a> achieving significant success internationally. For example, Harrington and McGinley won the World Cup of Golf in 1997 and, together with Clarke, were part of the European team that successfully defended the <a href="/wiki/2006_Ryder_Cup" title="2006 Ryder Cup">2006 Ryder Cup</a>. Harrington also won <a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> (British Open) in <a href="/wiki/2007_Open_Championship" title="2007 Open Championship">2007</a> and <a href="/wiki/2008_Open_Championship" title="2008 Open Championship">2008</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2008_PGA_Championship" title="2008 PGA Championship">2008 PGA Championship</a>. Clarke and Lowry won the <a href="/wiki/2011_Open_Championship" title="2011 Open Championship">2011 Open Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_Open_Championship" title="2019 Open Championship">2019 Open Championship</a> respectively. </p><p>Three other golfers from Northern Ireland have had international successes in the 21st century. <a href="/wiki/Rory_McIlroy" title="Rory McIlroy">Rory McIlroy</a> has several major tournament wins, including the <a href="/wiki/2011_U.S._Open_(golf)" title="2011 U.S. Open (golf)">2011 U.S. Open</a>. He was world number one in the <a href="/wiki/Official_World_Golf_Ranking" title="Official World Golf Ranking">Official World Golf Ranking</a> for 95 weeks. <a href="/wiki/Graeme_McDowell" title="Graeme McDowell">Graeme McDowell</a> won the <a href="/wiki/2010_U.S._Open_(golf)" title="2010 U.S. Open (golf)">2010 U.S. Open</a>, becoming the first Irish player to do so. <a href="/wiki/Darren_Clarke" title="Darren Clarke">Darren Clarke</a> won the <a href="/wiki/2011_Open_Championship" title="2011 Open Championship">2011 Open Championship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Cricket_in_Ireland" title="Cricket in Ireland">Cricket in Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ireland_cricket_team" title="Ireland cricket team">Ireland cricket team</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue,_Dublin,_13_May_2007,_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue%2C_Dublin%2C_13_May_2007%2C_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_%282%29.jpg/170px-Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue%2C_Dublin%2C_13_May_2007%2C_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue%2C_Dublin%2C_13_May_2007%2C_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_%282%29.jpg/255px-Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue%2C_Dublin%2C_13_May_2007%2C_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue%2C_Dublin%2C_13_May_2007%2C_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_%282%29.jpg/340px-Ireland_compete_against_Essex_at_Castle_Avenue%2C_Dublin%2C_13_May_2007%2C_Friends_Provident_Trophy_-_100_1795_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="1560" /></a><figcaption>Ireland compete against Essex at Castle Avenue</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> has been played in Ireland since the early 19th century, and the game against <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_cricket_team" title="Scotland national cricket team">Scotland</a> (a match which has <a href="/wiki/First-class_cricket" title="First-class cricket">first-class status</a>) has been played annually since 1909. </p><p>The sport is organised on an all-island basis and is overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Cricket_Ireland" title="Cricket Ireland">Irish Cricket Union</a>, founded in its present incarnation in 1923. Ireland has entered some domestic English tournaments since the early 1980s, but becoming an Associate Member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> in 1993 paved the way for participation in international competition. Ireland co-hosted the <a href="/wiki/1999_Cricket_World_Cup" title="1999 Cricket World Cup">1999 Cricket World Cup</a>. It is most popular in Northern Ireland and Dublin.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ireland_cricket_team" title="Ireland cricket team">Ireland cricket team</a> was among the associate nations that qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2007 Cricket World Cup">2007 Cricket World Cup</a>. It defeated <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistan</a> and finished second in its pool, earning a place in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Cricket_World_Cup_Super_Eight_stage" title="2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage">Super 8 stage</a> of the competition. The team also competed in the <a href="/wiki/2009_ICC_World_Twenty20" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 ICC World Twenty20">2009 ICC World Twenty20</a>, and won the <a href="/wiki/2009_ICC_World_Cup_Qualifier" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier">2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier</a> to secure a place in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2011 Cricket World Cup">2011 Cricket World Cup</a>. Kevin O'Brien scored the fastest century in World Cup history (113 runs off 63 balls), as Ireland produced one of the great upsets to defeat England by 3 wickets in the 2011 tournament. In 2017, domestic cricket in Ireland was recognized as first-class cricket for the first time, and was granted <a href="/wiki/Test_status" class="mw-redirect" title="Test status">Test status</a> in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the granting of Test status, a number of Irish cricketers went to England to play <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">Test cricket</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Eoin_Morgan" title="Eoin Morgan">Eoin Morgan</a> from Dublin, who captained the <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">English cricket team</a> to <a href="/wiki/2019_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2019 Cricket World Cup">2019 Cricket World Cup</a> success.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Field_hockey">Field hockey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Field hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Ireland" title="Hockey Ireland">Hockey Ireland</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a> (known in Ireland as just "hockey") is played throughout the country, particularly in secondary schools. The governing body in Ireland is the Irish Hockey Association.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ireland_women%27s_national_field_hockey_team" title="Ireland women's national field hockey team">Ireland women's national field hockey team</a> reached the final of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Hockey_World_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's Hockey World Cup">Women's Hockey World Cup</a> in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Ireland_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team" title="Ireland men's national field hockey team">Ireland men's national field hockey team</a> were ranked 10th in the <a href="/wiki/FIH_World_Rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="FIH World Rankings">FIH World Rankings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_sports">Other sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Australian_rules_football">Australian rules football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Australian rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Ireland" title="Australian rules football in Ireland">Australian rules football in Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_experiment" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish experiment">Irish experiment</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg/170px-Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="242" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg/255px-Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg/340px-Pack_mark_by_Irish_player.jpg 2x" data-file-width="653" data-file-height="931" /></a><figcaption>Ireland and South Africa in the 2008 AFL International Cup</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> has gained a following in Ireland which has increased mainly due to the <a href="/wiki/International_rules" class="mw-redirect" title="International rules">International rules</a> series that takes place annually between Australia and Ireland. In October 2000, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Rules_Football_League_of_Ireland" title="Australian Rules Football League of Ireland">Australian Rules Football League of Ireland</a> was established, and a representative Irish team took part in the 2005 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup" title="Australian Football International Cup">Australian Football International Cup</a>. The Irish <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_Australian_rules_football_team" title="Ireland national Australian rules football team">Green Machine</a> became inaugural International champions in 2002. They have been finalists in every AFL International Cup since and were 2011 International Cup champions. Belfast and Dublin have been hosts to the AFL Euro Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chess">Chess</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Chess"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Irish_Chess_Union" title="Irish Chess Union">Irish Chess Union</a> (ICU), formed in 1912, is the governing body for chess in Ireland and a member of FIDE since 1933 and the European Chess Union. The ICU promotes Chess in Ireland and maintains the chess rating for players in Ireland, which are published three times a year. It runs competitions such as the Irish Chess Championship and selects teams to participate in international competitions for Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Croquet">Croquet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Croquet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Croquet was first played in Ireland in the 1830s. The governing association of the sport is the Croquet Association of Ireland. Most international matches and large tournaments are played at the Carrickmines Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, near Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cycling">Cycling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Cycling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are many regional cycling clubs throughout the country and competitions are organised regularly, the largest non-professional event being the <i><a href="/wiki/Irish_Tour_-_R%C3%A1s" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Tour - Rás">Rás</a></i> (Irish for race).<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main governing body is <a href="/wiki/Cycling_Ireland" title="Cycling Ireland">Cycling Ireland</a> which is responsible for cycling throughout the island. Ireland's most famous cyclists are <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Roche" title="Stephen Roche">Stephen Roche</a>, who won both the <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Giro_d%27Italia" title="Giro d'Italia">Giro d'Italia</a> in 1987; and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Kelly_(cyclist)" title="Sean Kelly (cyclist)">Sean Kelly</a>, who won the <a href="/wiki/Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Vuelta a España">Vuelta a España</a> in 1988, the sprinter's <a href="/wiki/Points_classification_in_the_Tour_de_France" title="Points classification in the Tour de France">green jersey</a> in the Tour de France four times, the Paris-Nice seven times in succession as well as four of the five 'Monuments'. Mountain biking is supported by a number of dedicated trail centers in Wicklow, Dublin, Galway and Tipperary. For competitive mountain bikers, there is a National Cross-Country series, a National Downhill series and a National Enduro series. BMX events are undertaken at the Ratoath BMX track in County Meath, and an indoor BMX track in Cherry Orchard in County Dublin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Darts">Darts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Darts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Irish National Darts Organisation (INDO)<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a governing body for Irish darts and is recognised by the <a href="/wiki/World_Darts_Federation" title="World Darts Federation">World Darts Federation</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Darts_Organisation" title="British Darts Organisation">British Darts Organisation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extreme_sports">Extreme sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Extreme sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Extreme_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme sports">Extreme sports</a> undertaken in Ireland include <a href="/wiki/Skateboarding" title="Skateboarding">skateboarding</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rollerblading" class="mw-redirect" title="Rollerblading">rollerblading</a>, <a href="/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">surfing</a>, <a href="/wiki/BMX" title="BMX">BMX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_biking" title="Mountain biking">mountain biking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_boarding" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain boarding">mountain boarding</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kitesurfing" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitesurfing">kitesurfing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wakeboarding" title="Wakeboarding">wakeboarding</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of these sports have national governing bodies, such as the Irish Surfing Association, and national competitions, such as mountainbiking's national series. </p><p>Since 2005, skateparks (for skateboarding, rollerblading, and other sports) have been developed in several places, including in Greystones, Bushy park (Dublin) and Lucan (Dublin). Modular parks can be found in other parts of Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Speed_climbing" title="Speed climbing">Speed climbing</a>, an Olympic sport as of 2020, is governed by <a href="/wiki/Mountaineering_Ireland" title="Mountaineering Ireland">Mountaineering Ireland</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which also maintains safety guidelines and training for <a href="/wiki/Mountain_climbing" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain climbing">mountain climbing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indoor_climbing" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor climbing">indoor climbing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bouldering" title="Bouldering">bouldering</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Abseiling" title="Abseiling">abseiling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hill-walking" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill-walking">hill-walking</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Greyhound_racing">Greyhound racing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Greyhound racing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greyhound.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Greyhound.jpg/170px-Greyhound.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Greyhound.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="236" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>A racing greyhound</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Greyhound_racing_in_Ireland" title="Greyhound racing in Ireland">Greyhound racing began in Ireland</a> in 1927; there were greyhound races in Celtic Park in Belfast on 18 April of that year and the <a href="/wiki/Shelbourne_Park" title="Shelbourne Park">Shelbourne Park</a> greyhound stadium opened in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> four weeks later. <a href="/wiki/Hare_coursing" title="Hare coursing">Hare coursing</a> was already a well established sport in the country and greyhounds were bred for racing in Ireland from the very start. <a href="/wiki/Mick_the_Miller" title="Mick the Miller">Mick the Miller</a>, winner of the English Derby in 1929 and 1930, was an Irish greyhound and Ireland continues to export greyhounds.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>There are twenty licensed greyhound stadiums in Ireland. There are seventeen in the Republic where the licensing authority is <a href="/wiki/Bord_na_gCon" class="mw-redirect" title="Bord na gCon">Bord na gCon</a>, the Irish Greyhound Board. This is a semi-state body and was established by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish government">Irish government</a> in 1958. The three stadiums in Northern Ireland are licensed by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Coursing_Club" title="Irish Coursing Club">Irish Coursing Club</a>, which also organises hare coursing throughout the Island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gymnastics">Gymnastics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Gymnastics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png/220px-Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png/330px-Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png/440px-Logo_for_Gymnastics_Ireland.png 2x" data-file-width="588" data-file-height="169" /></a><figcaption>Gymnastics Ireland logo</figcaption></figure> <p>Gymnastics is governed by Irish Gymnastics, trading as Gymnastics Ireland, which was formed in 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> following the merging of the Irish Amateur Gymnastics Association and the Irish Sports Acrobatics Federation. There are 83 registered gymnastics clubs in Ireland (including Northern Ireland). Gymnastics includes four Olympic disciplines, women's artistic gymnastics, men's artistic gymnastics, trampoline gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics, and four non-Olympic disciplines, acrobatic gymnastics, tumbling gymnastics, gymnastics for all, and sports aerobics. </p><p>The most successful Irish gymnast is <a href="/wiki/Rhys_McClenaghan" title="Rhys McClenaghan">Rhys McClenaghan</a> – winning European, world and Olympic titles. In 2019, he became the first Irish gymnast to qualify for a world championships final and to also win a medal, taking bronze on pommel horse. After contesting the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Tokyo Olympics</a>, at both the <a href="/wiki/2022_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships" title="2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships">2022</a> and <a href="/wiki/2023_World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships" title="2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships">2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships</a>, he won gold for <a href="/wiki/World_Artistic_Gymnastics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_pommel_horse" title="World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's pommel horse">men's pommel horse</a> – the first world champion in gymnastics for Ireland. In addition to multiple European championships, at the <a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Summer Paris Olympics</a>, McClenaghan won gold in the <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_pommel_horse" title="Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse">Men's pommel horse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kendo">Kendo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Kendo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While still a minority sport in Ireland, there are a number of <a href="/wiki/Kendo" title="Kendo">Kendo</a> clubs based in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Cavan.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish Kendo Federation is the governing body for the country.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish National Kendo Squad participates in the European Kendo Championships and the World Kendo Championships, as well as other international competitions. The main Kendo event in Ireland is the annual Irish National Championships (INC) which takes place in June each year. </p><p>Kendo in Northern Ireland is governed by the <a href="/wiki/British_Kendo_Association" title="British Kendo Association">British Kendo Association (BKA)</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martial_arts">Martial arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Martial arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Governing Body of Martial Arts in Ireland, as appointed by the Irish Sports Council, is the Irish Martial Arts Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish Martial Arts Commission represents the martial arts of Aikido, Ju-Jitsu, Karate, Kendo, Kickboxing, Kung-Fu, TaeKwon-Do, Ninjutsu, Sambo and Tai Chi.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The executive committee of the Irish Martial Arts Commission is made up of 2 representative elected within the membership of each Martial Art. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Taekwondo" title="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a> are represented by various clubs throughout the country. The All-Ireland Taekwondo Association works to promote the sport and to organise competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kickboxing Ireland (formally known as Allstyles Kickboxing Association of Ireland) was founded in 1985 to unify and structure the sport in Ireland. It was recognised by the Irish Sports Council as a national governing body of sport in 1993 under the auspices of the Irish Martial Arts Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorsport">Motorsport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Motorsport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Motorsport also has a presence in Ireland with <a href="/wiki/Motorsport_Ireland" title="Motorsport Ireland">Motorsport Ireland</a> being the governing body throughout the country.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rallying" title="Rallying">Rallying</a> is one popular form of motorsport, with three major Rally Championships taking place every year, each hosting 6-7 rally events across the country. These include the <a href="/wiki/Donegal_International_Rally" title="Donegal International Rally">Donegal International Rally</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Cork_Rally" title="West Cork Rally">West Cork Rally</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galway_International_Rally" title="Galway International Rally">Galway International Rally</a> and others. Ireland also hosted a round of the <a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship" title="World Rally Championship">World Rally Championship</a> in 2007 and 2009, with stages being held in the Republic and also across the border in Northern Ireland, and was a stage candidate in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Circuit racing is also present in the country with Ireland having only one international venue, <a href="/wiki/Mondello_Park" title="Mondello Park">Mondello Park</a> in County Kildare which formerly hosted rounds of several international events and still hosts national events today. The country has produced many drivers who climbed the international ladder such as <a href="/wiki/Derek_Daly" title="Derek Daly">Derek Daly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dempsey" title="Peter Dempsey">Peter Dempsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Byrne_(racing_driver)" title="Tommy Byrne (racing driver)">Tommy Byrne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan" title="Eddie Jordan">Eddie Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Kennedy_(racing_driver)" title="David Kennedy (racing driver)">David Kennedy</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kart_racing" title="Kart racing">Kart racing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car racing</a> are also a popular forms of circuit racing in Ireland.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Motorcycle racing in Ireland is governed by <a href="/wiki/Motorcycling_Ireland" title="Motorcycling Ireland">Motorcycling Ireland</a>. Established in 1902, it is the oldest motorcycle sport federation in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Olympic_Handball">Olympic Handball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Olympic Handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Team_handball" class="mw-redirect" title="Team handball">Olympic Handball</a> is a minority sport in Ireland, with the Irish Olympic Handball Association acting as the national governing body. In 2011, Ireland hosted the European Challenge Trophy in Olympic Handball (a competition for developing nations).<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Orienteering">Orienteering</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Orienteering"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Orienteering" title="Orienteering">Orienteering</a> in Ireland is regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Orienteering_Association" title="Irish Orienteering Association">Irish Orienteering Association</a>. Every two years, the Shamrock o-Ringen, Ireland's largest Orienteering event, is held in Cork or Kerry. Irish orienteers compete at all levels, sometimes reaching the finals at the World Orienteering Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitch_and_putt">Pitch and putt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Pitch and putt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The sport of <a href="/wiki/Pitch_and_putt" title="Pitch and putt">pitch and putt</a> originated in <a href="/wiki/County_Cork" title="County Cork">Cork</a> in the 1930s, and was developed throughout Ireland during the 1940s.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1960 it has been overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Pitch_and_Putt_Union_of_Ireland" title="Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland">Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ppuihist_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppuihist-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in turn a member of the <a href="/wiki/European_Pitch_and_Putt_Association" title="European Pitch and Putt Association">European Pitch and Putt Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_International_Pitch_and_Putt_Associations" title="Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations">Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ireland_men%27s_national_pitch_and_putt_team" title="Ireland men's national pitch and putt team">Ireland men's national pitch and putt team</a> won the <a href="/wiki/2008_Pitch_and_Putt_World_Cup" title="2008 Pitch and Putt World Cup">2008 Pitch and Putt World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Racquet_sports">Racquet sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Racquet sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Squash_in_Ireland" title="Squash in Ireland">Squash in Ireland</a></div> <p>Tennis, badminton, racquetball and <a href="/wiki/Squash_(sport)" title="Squash (sport)">squash</a> are common in Ireland. In Tennis, <a href="/wiki/Tennis_Ireland" title="Tennis Ireland">Tennis Ireland</a> is the governing body and runs several competitions between the approximately 200 clubs throughout Ireland. Ireland competes in tennis internationally in the <a href="/wiki/Ireland_Davis_Cup_team" title="Ireland Davis Cup team">Davis Cup</a> (men's) and the <a href="/wiki/Ireland_Fed_Cup_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Ireland Fed Cup team">Fed Cup</a> (ladies). Ireland had had a prominent tennis tournament, the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Open_(tennis)" title="Irish Open (tennis)">Irish Open</a>, in the past, which was considered an important tournament prior to the establishment of world championship events in 1913. The men's event was abolished in 1979, and the women's event was abolished in 1983 - however, it remains as a lower-tier <a href="/wiki/International_Tennis_Federation#Professional_circuit" title="International Tennis Federation">ITF</a> tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson_1974_266,_267_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson_1974_266,_267-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Badminton in Ireland is run by the <a href="/wiki/Badminton_Union_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Badminton Union of Ireland">BUI</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road_bowling">Road bowling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Road bowling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Irish_Road_Bowling" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Road Bowling">Irish Road Bowling</a> is an ancient sport. It is centred in Ireland (particularly Cork and Armagh) but is also played in the United States and the United Kingdom. Similar sports are played in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy and since the 1960s there have been international championships held with athletes participating from these countries.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rowing">Rowing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Rowing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rowing_(sport)" title="Rowing (sport)">Rowing</a> in Ireland is regulated by <a href="/wiki/Rowing_Ireland" title="Rowing Ireland">Rowing Ireland</a>. During the winter, there are Head of the River Races (processional timed races) and during the summer there are Regattas (side by side racing). The Irish Championships are held at the <a href="/wiki/Rowing_Ireland#National_Rowing_Centre" title="Rowing Ireland">National Rowing Centre</a> in County Cork. </p><p>Successful Irish rowers include <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Donovan" title="Paul O'Donovan">Paul O'Donovan</a> (double Olympic champion and multiple world champion), <a href="/wiki/Fintan_McCarthy" title="Fintan McCarthy">Fintan McCarthy</a> (double Olympic and world champion), <a href="/wiki/Gary_O%27Donovan" title="Gary O'Donovan">Gary O'Donovan</a> (former European and world champion), <a href="/wiki/Emily_Hegarty" title="Emily Hegarty">Emily Hegarty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aifric_Keogh" title="Aifric Keogh">Aifric Keogh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eimear_Lambe" title="Eimear Lambe">Eimear Lambe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Murtagh_(rower)" title="Fiona Murtagh (rower)">Fiona Murtagh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daire_Lynch" title="Daire Lynch">Daire Lynch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Doyle_(rower)" title="Philip Doyle (rower)">Philip Doyle</a> (all Olympic medallists). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_League">Rugby League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Rugby League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Ireland" title="Rugby league in Ireland">Rugby league in Ireland</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> in Ireland is governed by <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Ireland" title="Rugby League Ireland">Rugby League Ireland</a>, which runs the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Elite_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Elite League">Irish Elite League</a> (known as the Carnegie League for sponsorship purposes),<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is the top level rugby league competition in Ireland. There are approximately 20 teams across <a href="/wiki/Ulster" title="Ulster">Ulster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munster" title="Munster">Munster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leinster" title="Leinster">Leinster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_league_team" title="Ireland national rugby league team">Irish rugby league team</a> compete in the <a href="/wiki/European_Cup_(rugby_league)" class="mw-redirect" title="European Cup (rugby league)">European Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">Rugby League World Cup</a>. It is made up predominantly of players based in Great Britain. Ireland reached the quarter-finals of the <a href="/wiki/2000_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2000 Rugby League World Cup">2000 Rugby League World Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2008_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2008 Rugby League World Cup">2008 Rugby League World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sailing">Sailing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Sailing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sailing_(sport)" title="Sailing (sport)">Sailing</a> in Ireland is governed and regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sailing_Association" title="Irish Sailing Association">Irish Sailing Association</a> in Dún Laoghaire. Events are organised by the various clubs on the coasts and on the reservoirs and lakes. The first sailing club was the Cork Water Club (now the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Cork_Yacht_Club" title="Royal Cork Yacht Club">Royal Cork Yacht Club</a>), which was founded in 1720.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Snooker_and_pool">Snooker and pool</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Snooker and pool"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Snooker" title="Snooker">Snooker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eight_ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Eight ball">pool</a> hold some interest in Ireland,<sup id="cite_ref-esri22_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esri22-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with media coverage of most major international tournaments. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have produced some of the world's most successful snooker players, including <a href="/wiki/Ken_Doherty" title="Ken Doherty">Ken Doherty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Higgins" title="Alex Higgins">Alex Higgins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Taylor" title="Dennis Taylor">Dennis Taylor</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg/220px-ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg/330px-ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg/440px-ShootingAirPistolAtIntershoot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Member of the Irish Team competing in 10m Women's Air Pistol at <a href="/wiki/InterShoot" title="InterShoot">InterShoot</a> 2012</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg/220px-ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg/330px-ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg/440px-ShootingAirRifleAtIntershoot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Member of the Irish Team competing in 10m Women's Air Rifle at <a href="/wiki/InterShoot" title="InterShoot">InterShoot</a> 2012</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Target_shooting">Target shooting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Target shooting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Target shooting in Ireland comprises a number of disciplines. These include the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Shooting at the Summer Olympics">Olympic rifle and pistol shooting</a> disciplines (administered by the NTSA),<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> metallic silhouette shooting (administered by the NSAI),<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> precision pistol, benchrest rifle, gallery rifle and sporting rifle disciplines (administered by the NASRPC),<sup id="cite_ref-nasrpc.ie_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasrpc.ie-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Tetrathlon (administered by the Pony Club) and <a href="/wiki/Modern_pentathlon" title="Modern pentathlon">Olympic Penthathlon</a> (administered by the Modern Pentathlon Association of Ireland), both Olympic and non-Olympic <a href="/wiki/Clay_pigeon_shooting" title="Clay pigeon shooting">clay pigeon shooting</a> (administered by the ICPSA)<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and various long-range rifle shooting disciplines (administered by the NRAI).<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ireland has had representation at international target shooting competitions, including the Olympic Games.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish Olympic clay pigeon team won the <a href="/wiki/2002_ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships#Men_3" title="2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships">World Championships team event in Olympic Trap in 2002</a> and Irish shooter Philip Murphy claimed the silver medal in the <a href="/wiki/2007_World_Shotgun_Championships" title="2007 World Shotgun Championships">2007 World Shotgun Championships</a>; he has also placed in the top ten in two World Championships and two World Cups.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His teammate Derek Burnett won silver in the 2007 World Cup in <a href="/wiki/Maribor" title="Maribor">Maribor</a> and has placed in the top ten in three World Championships, two World Cup Finals and two European championships.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another teammate, David Malone, won gold in the 2004 World Cup in Cairo, and has ranked in the top ten in two World Championships, one World Cup Final and five World Cups.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team has also won several World Cup medals in both team and individual events. The clay pigeon high performance director has also been appointed head of the <a href="/wiki/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation" title="International Shooting Sport Federation">ISSF</a> coaches' committee<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the head clay target instructor with the ISSF Training Academy.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ian O'Sullivan also became the World Junior Champion in Olympic Trap in the 2014 World Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ireland became world champions in Centrefire <a href="/wiki/Gallery_Rifle_Shooting" title="Gallery Rifle Shooting">Gallery Rifle</a> in the inaugural World Championships in 2013, in which the Irish team beat Great Britain and Germany. <a href="/wiki/Gallery_Rifle_Shooting" title="Gallery Rifle Shooting">Gallery Rifle</a> events are administered in Ireland by the NASRPC.<sup id="cite_ref-nasrpc.ie_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasrpc.ie-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Triathlon_and_adventure_racing">Triathlon and adventure racing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Triathlon and adventure racing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Triathlon" title="Triathlon">triathlon</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Duathlon" title="Duathlon">duathlon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pentathlon" title="Pentathlon">pentathlon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Decathlon" title="Decathlon">decathlon</a>, are gaining interest in Ireland.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Irish Triathlon calendar of events runs to 200 events annually.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The national body for the triathlon is <a href="/wiki/Triathlon_Ireland" title="Triathlon Ireland">Triathlon Ireland</a> which organises competitions between various clubs throughout the country.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Modern Pentathlon Association of Ireland was set up in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pentathlon and Decathlon are track and field events and organised by an athletic association, whereas Triathlon and Duathlon are organized by multi sport associations such as National Governing bodies for Triathlon and the ITU, International Triathlon Union.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Adventure racing also takes place in Ireland. The majority of adventure races in Ireland fall into what's often called multisport, with run, cycle and kayak stages in events like WAR (Wicklow Adventure Race) and Gaelforce West, which are won in under 4 hours. There are also a few longer international-style adventure races lasting 24 hours and 36 hours, events like Beast of Ballyhoura and Cooley Raid.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tug_of_war">Tug of war</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Tug of war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tug_of_war" title="Tug of war">Tug of war</a> has been in Ireland for a long time and the creation of the Irish Tug of War Association in 1967 boosted the competition among clubs in Ireland and also enabled Ireland to compete in international events, such as the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) World Championships. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Underwater_sports">Underwater sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Underwater sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg/170px-Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg/255px-Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg/340px-Sea_urchin_sky_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>Diving the <a href="/wiki/Skellig_Islands" title="Skellig Islands">Skellig Islands</a>, West of Ireland</figcaption></figure> <p>Ireland, being an island on the western edge of Europe and on the <a href="/wiki/Continental_shelf" title="Continental shelf">continental shelf</a>, is well-suited for <a href="/wiki/Recreational_diving" title="Recreational diving">recreational diving</a> activities such as <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">scuba diving</a> and <a href="/wiki/Snorkelling" class="mw-redirect" title="Snorkelling">snorkelling</a>. The dive season in Ireland generally starts around March and ends around October.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Recreational diving started in Ireland in the early 1950s with the founding of the Belfast Branch of the <a href="/wiki/British_Sub_Aqua_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="British Sub Aqua Club">British Sub Aqua Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1960s, diving clubs in the Republic of Ireland formed the <a href="/wiki/Comhairle_Fo-Thuinn" title="Comhairle Fo-Thuinn">Comhairle Fo-Thuinn</a> (CFT) (English: <i>Irish Underwater Council</i>). This voluntary body regulates all aspects of diving for its members, is the national governing body recognised by the Irish Government and represents the Republic of Ireland at the <a href="/wiki/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Mondiale_des_Activit%C3%A9s_Subaquatiques" title="Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques">Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques</a> (World Underwater Federation). The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Federation_of_Sub-Aqua_Clubs" title="Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs">Northern Ireland Federation of Sub-Aqua Clubs</a> which was formed in 1975 is the corresponding national governing body in Northern Ireland. </p><p>As of October 2013, <a href="/wiki/Underwater_hockey" title="Underwater hockey">underwater hockey</a> is the only <a href="/wiki/Underwater_sports" title="Underwater sports">underwater sport</a> being practised. This activity is limited to the Republic of Ireland where regional competition takes place in both <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a>. Irish national teams have played internationally with attendance at European championships.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Water_sports">Water sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Water sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic-size_swimming_pools_in_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Olympic-size swimming pools in Ireland">List of Olympic-size swimming pools in Ireland</a></div> <p>Water sports practised in Ireland include <a href="/wiki/Canoeing" title="Canoeing">canoeing</a>, swimming, <a href="/wiki/Surfing" title="Surfing">surfing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Underwater_diving" title="Underwater diving">diving</a>, <a href="/wiki/Water_polo" title="Water polo">water polo</a>, sailing, and <a href="/wiki/Kayaking" title="Kayaking">kayaking</a>. The <a href="/wiki/National_Aquatic_Centre" title="National Aquatic Centre">National Aquatic Centre</a> was opened in Ireland in 2003 and held the <a href="/wiki/European_SC_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="European SC Championships">European SC Championships</a> in December 2003 – the first time the country hosted such a competition. At the competition, Ireland won its first medal at the European SC Championships ever, a silver in the 200m <a href="/wiki/Breaststroke" title="Breaststroke">breaststroke</a> by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bree" title="Andrew Bree">Andrew Bree</a>. The National Aquatic Centre also hosted the <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Para_Swimming_European_Championships" title="2018 World Para Swimming European Championships">2018 World Para Swimming European Championships</a>. Successful Irish Olympic swimmers include <a href="/wiki/Mona_McSharry" title="Mona McSharry">Mona McSharry</a>, who won a bronze medal in the <a href="/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_100_metre_breaststroke" title="Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke">100 metre breaststroke</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Paris Olympics</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Wiffen" title="Daniel Wiffen">Daniel Wiffen</a>, who won bronze in the <a href="/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_1500_metre_freestyle" title="Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle">1500m freestyle</a> and gold in the <a href="/wiki/Swimming_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_800_metre_freestyle" title="Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metre freestyle">800m freestyle</a> at the same Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Swim_Ireland" title="Swim Ireland">Swim Ireland</a> is the national governing body of swimming in Ireland, while <a href="/wiki/Paddlesports" class="mw-redirect" title="Paddlesports">paddlesports</a> are governed by <a href="/wiki/Canoeing_Ireland" title="Canoeing Ireland">Canoeing Ireland</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Winter_Sports">Winter Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Winter Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Ski_Club_of_Ireland" title="Ski Club of Ireland">Ski Club of Ireland</a> is the national snowsports centre for Ireland, and consists of four outdoor dry slopes in <a href="/wiki/Kilternan" title="Kilternan">Kilternan</a>, Dublin. A team representing Ireland has competed at the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games" title="Winter Olympic Games">Winter Olympic Games</a> since <a href="/wiki/1992_Winter_Olympics" title="1992 Winter Olympics">1992</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="North_American_sports">North American sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: North American sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball">Baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_Ireland" title="Baseball in Ireland">Baseball in Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish_National_Baseball_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish National Baseball Team">Irish National Baseball Team</a></div></dd></dl> <p>Baseball, which has some similarities to the Gaelic version of <a href="/wiki/Rounders#GAA-specific_rules" title="Rounders">rounders</a>, is an emerging sport in Ireland,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Irish National Baseball Team won the bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships in Germany and followed up that performance with a silver medal in the 2006 European Championships in Belgium. In 2018, the team won the C Pool in European Championships held in Ashbourne, County Meath to advance to the B Pool in 2019.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The governing body is Baseball Ireland, which oversees club play and operates an adult league established in 1997 with teams in Dublin, Greystones and Belfast. Irish baseball was the subject of an award-winning documentary <i><a href="/wiki/The_Emerald_Diamond" title="The Emerald Diamond">The Emerald Diamond</a></i> in 2006. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See also <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Ireland national basketball team">Ireland national basketball team</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Basketball is overseen by Basketball Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This governing body organises the sport's main competitions such as the <a href="/wiki/Super_League_(Ireland)" title="Super League (Ireland)">Super League</a>. The main basketball arena in Ireland is the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Arena" title="National Basketball Arena">National Basketball Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>. The sport receives small amounts of media attention, with a few games broadcast on television annually. Basketball is mainly driven by school, college and club support. <a href="/wiki/Pat_Burke" title="Pat Burke">Pat Burke</a> is the only Irish born to play in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>, he played for <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice_hockey">Ice hockey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Ice hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is one professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> team in Northern Ireland, the <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Giants" title="Belfast Giants">Belfast Giants</a>, playing in the <a href="/wiki/Elite_Ice_Hockey_League" title="Elite Ice Hockey League">Elite Ice Hockey League</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Irish_Ice_Hockey_Association" title="Irish Ice Hockey Association">Irish Ice Hockey Association</a> is the national governing body for the sport, and is responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Ireland_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Ireland men's national ice hockey team">Ireland men's national ice hockey team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ireland_women%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Ireland women's national ice hockey team">Ireland women's national ice hockey team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Lacrosse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">Lacrosse</a> in Ireland is governed by Ireland Lacrosse, an association which is a member of <a href="/wiki/World_Lacrosse" title="World Lacrosse">World Lacrosse</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Lacrosse_Federation" title="European Lacrosse Federation">European Lacrosse Federation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish men's lacrosse team made headlines in 2020 when, after qualifying for the <a href="/wiki/2022_World_Games" title="2022 World Games">2022 World Games</a>, the team gave up their place at the competition to allow the <a href="/wiki/Iroquois_men%27s_national_lacrosse_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Iroquois men's national lacrosse team">Iroquois men's national lacrosse team</a> to participate. The Iroquois team, despite representing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in which the sport originated, were originally excluded because they did not represent a sovereign nation with an Olympic Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Irish national team refused to take their place at the competition, with the place being allocated to the Iroquois team.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Softball">Softball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Softball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See also <a href="/wiki/Softball_in_Ireland" title="Softball in Ireland">Softball in Ireland</a></i></dd></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">Softball</a> in Ireland can be traced back as far as 1982, with the first organised competition, the Dublin Softball League, taking place in 1984. The Irish Softball Association is the governing body of softball in Ireland and is responsible for the running of tournaments, Leagues, development and international competition in both co-ed slowpitch and ladies fastpitch softball. The National Team (Co-Ed) has competed at European level since 1998, with the best results being Silver in 2002 and 2004. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Volleyball">Volleyball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Volleyball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Volleyball has men's, women's, schools' and beach-volleyball participants. The sport is governed by Volleyball Ireland (VLY).<sup id="cite_ref-vol_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vol-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Northern Ireland Volleyball Association govern the sport in Northern Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Men, Women and Junior National Teams regularly compete in international competition including the European Small Nations Championship. The NI Men's National Team competed in the first round of the World Championships.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Club volleyball is played in several men's and women's divisions (both north and south). Volleyball Ireland (VLY) also run school competitions throughout the school year: a first and second year competition, a cadette competition, a senior competition, and a general schools competition. Spikeball tournaments are also held around the country throughout the school year.<sup id="cite_ref-vol_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vol-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Competitions_and_events">Competitions and events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Competitions and events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National">National</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: National"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The various GAA discipline finals are the largest sporting events regularly held in Ireland, in both terms of attendance and media coverage. The biggest national sporting event in Ireland is the final of the <a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship" title="All-Ireland Senior Football Championship">All-Ireland Senior Football Championship</a>, held annually in <a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a>, usually in September. It usually attracts a sell out crowd of 82,500 to the stadium. Many of the matches in the championship attract crowds of 50,000+, depending on who is playing. </p><p>Aside from the GAA, the biggest <a href="/wiki/Multi-sport_event" title="Multi-sport event">multi-sport event</a> held in Ireland regularly is the <a href="/wiki/Community_Games" title="Community Games">Community Games</a>. The games are organised every year from a local level, where hundreds of thousands of young people compete in different disciplines such as athletics, swimming, and cycling, in the first half of the year. Winners progress to county level, and then to the Community Games finals. The finals are held over two weekends in the summer where over 3,000 children sleep over at a campus-style facility. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International">International</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: International"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On an international level, Ireland has had mixed fortunes, with some successes in the late 20th and early 21st century in <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Show_jumping" title="Show jumping">show jumping</a>, amateur <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>, and golf. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina,_Dublin_(Irl)_CSIO5*_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina%2C_Dublin_%28Irl%29_CSIO5%2A_2008.jpg/220px-Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina%2C_Dublin_%28Irl%29_CSIO5%2A_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina%2C_Dublin_%28Irl%29_CSIO5%2A_2008.jpg/330px-Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina%2C_Dublin_%28Irl%29_CSIO5%2A_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina%2C_Dublin_%28Irl%29_CSIO5%2A_2008.jpg/440px-Jessica_K%C3%BCrten_and_Castle_Forbes_Libertina%2C_Dublin_%28Irl%29_CSIO5%2A_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Showjumping at the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Dublin_Horse_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Dublin Horse Show">Dublin Horse Show</a>. The 1982 <a href="/wiki/Show_Jumping_World_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="Show Jumping World Championships">Show Jumping World Championships</a> was held in Dublin.</figcaption></figure> <p>Twenty four Irish people have won Olympic medals as of 2012. At the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics</a>, Ireland had one of its smallest contingents in its history at the games, with only 106 individuals participating. This was due to the strict policy followed by the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Council_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Council of Ireland">Olympic Council of Ireland</a> of only allowing <i>A</i> time athletes and swimmers to attend the games.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>One of the biggest international events in Ireland is international soccer. The Republic's national team first qualified for a <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> in 1990, reaching the quarter-finals of <a href="/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1990 FIFA World Cup">Italia '90</a>. In rugby union, as of September 2019, <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Ireland national rugby union team">Ireland's national team</a> was ranked 1st in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-rugbyrankings_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rugbyrankings-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ireland has produced major stars such as <a href="/wiki/Keith_Wood" title="Keith Wood">Keith Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Driscoll" title="Brian O'Driscoll">Brian O'Driscoll</a> and Johnny Sexton.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In golf, Ireland has produced several top golfers such as <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Harrington" title="Pádraig Harrington">Pádraig Harrington</a>. </p><p>The traditional <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_games" title="Gaelic games">Gaelic games</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_football" title="Gaelic football">Gaelic football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hurling" title="Hurling">hurling</a> are played by Irish expats, with increasingly local involvement in communities around the world, however no nation has enough players to compete with Ireland. To compensate for this the GAA has entered into a partnership with the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (Australian rules football) and plays a hybrid annual series called <a href="/wiki/International_rules_football" title="International rules football">International rules football</a> – this series has been going in various forms since 1967. Also the GAA plays an international hurling hybrid match with Scotland's national <a href="/wiki/Shinty" title="Shinty">shinty</a> team (although Ireland do not select players from the best hurling teams in Tier One of the All-Ireland championship for this game). </p><p>In 2003, Ireland hosted the <a href="/wiki/2003_Special_Olympics_World_Summer_Games" title="2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games">Special Olympics World Summer Games</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/European_SC_Championships_2003" class="mw-redirect" title="European SC Championships 2003">European SC Championships 2003</a>. In 2006, Ireland hosted the <a href="/wiki/2006_Ryder_Cup" title="2006 Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup Matches</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadiums">Stadiums</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Stadiums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_stadiums_in_Ireland_by_capacity" title="List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity">List of stadiums in Ireland by capacity</a></div> <p>Ireland's largest stadium is the <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Athletic_Association" title="Gaelic Athletic Association">GAA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Croke_Park" title="Croke Park">Croke Park</a> in Dublin, which can hold 82,300 people.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_European_stadia_by_capacity" class="mw-redirect" title="List of European stadia by capacity">third largest stadium in Europe</a>. Until the late 20th century, it was only used for Gaelic games and concerts. Other GAA facilities capable of accommodating 40,000 or more people are <a href="/wiki/Semple_Stadium" title="Semple Stadium">Semple Stadium, Thurles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Grounds" title="Gaelic Grounds">Gaelic Grounds, Limerick</a> and <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1irc_U%C3%AD_Chaoimh" title="Páirc Uí Chaoimh">Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork</a>. </p><p>International soccer and rugby in the Republic of Ireland are played at the 52,000 capacity <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a>. Built on the site of the former <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a>, this all-seated stadium was opened in May 2010. <a href="/wiki/Thomond_Park" title="Thomond Park">Thomond Park</a>, a rugby ground in Limerick, has been rebuilt into a modern 26,000-capacity stadium, though not all-seated. </p><p>Ireland has three Olympic-sized swimming pools – two of which are open to the public. The largest – located at the <a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Campus" title="National Sports Campus">National Sports Campus</a> – is the <a href="/wiki/National_Aquatic_Centre" title="National Aquatic Centre">National Aquatic Centre</a>. Ireland has several large horse and greyhound tracks such as <a href="/wiki/Fairyhouse_Racecourse" title="Fairyhouse Racecourse">Fairyhouse</a>. </p><p>Plans to develop a Northern Ireland stadium at the site of the former <a href="/wiki/Maze_prison" class="mw-redirect" title="Maze prison">Maze prison</a> in <a href="/wiki/County_Antrim" title="County Antrim">County Antrim</a> to cater for Gaelic games, rugby and soccer were scrapped in 2009 after opposition from unionists and soccer fans.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Ireland_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Ireland national cricket team">Ireland national cricket team</a> play <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">One Day Internationals</a> at <a href="/wiki/Stormont_(cricket_ground)" title="Stormont (cricket ground)">Stormont</a> in <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Clontarf_Cricket_Club_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Clontarf Cricket Club Ground">Clontarf Cricket Club Ground</a> in Dublin. Ireland also plays <a href="/wiki/ICC_Intercontinental_Cup" title="ICC Intercontinental Cup">Intercontinental Cup</a> matches at the <a href="/wiki/Woodvale_Road" title="Woodvale Road">Woodvale Road</a> ground, and has played test cricket at <a href="/wiki/Malahide_Cricket_Club_Ground" title="Malahide Cricket Club Ground">Malahide Cricket Club Ground</a> in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Newspapers:</b> All major newspapers dedicate space to sports coverage, particularly to soccer, Gaelic games, rugby union and equestrian events.</li> <li><b>Television:</b> Gaelic football, hurling and soccer receive most of the sports coverage on domestic channels. <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="RTÉ Two">RTÉ Two</a> and <a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a> hold rights to broadcast Gaelic games in Ireland. Coverage of the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland" title="League of Ireland">League of Ireland</a> is shared between RTÉ and other channels. <a href="/wiki/TV3_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV3 (Ireland)">TV3</a> and RTÉ Two both have rights to various European soccer competitions, such as the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a> and the English <a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a>. Satellite and cable subscribers have access to other foreign channels such as <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eurosport" title="Eurosport">Eurosport</a> and <i>Attheraces</i>.</li> <li><b>Magazines:</b> There are relatively few Irish based magazines apart from GAA ones such as the <i>Hogan Stand</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_championships_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="All-Ireland championships (disambiguation)">All-Ireland championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland" title="Culture of Ireland">Culture of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics" title="Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics">Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Sport in Northern Ireland">Sport in Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Galway" title="Sport in Galway">Sport in Galway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CricketIreland.ie&rft.atitle=Pakistan+Confirmed+as+Ireland%27s+First+Test+Opponents&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricketireland.ie%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Fpakistan-confirmed-as-irelands-first-test-opponents&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASport+in+Ireland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>West, Trevor. <i>The bold collegians: the development of sport in Trinity College, Dublin</i> (Lilliput Press in association with DUCAC, 1991).</li> <li><i>Croke Park: Cathedral of Sport</i> by Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, first printed September 2004 – <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-903464-54-4" title="Special:BookSources/1-903464-54-4">1-903464-54-4</a></li> <li><i>The Ras: Ireland's Unique Bike Race 1953–2003</i> by Tom Daly, first printed October 2003 – <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-903464-37-4" title="Special:BookSources/1-903464-37-4">1-903464-37-4</a></li> <li><i>Golfing in Ireland: The Most Complete Guide for Adventurous Golfers</i> by Rob Armstrong, first printed May 2000 – <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-56554-726-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-56554-726-8">1-56554-726-8</a></li> <li><i>The Fighting Irish</i> by Roger Anderson, first printed October 2004 – <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84018-755-7" title="Special:BookSources/1-84018-755-7">1-84018-755-7</a></li> <li><i>Greyhound racing</i> Michael Fortune (2002), in Brian Lalor (Ed.), <i>The Encyclopedia of Ireland</i>. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7171-3000-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-7171-3000-2">0-7171-3000-2</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Ireland&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sportireland.ie/">Irish Sports Council</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dttas.ie/">Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ireland-related_topics" title="List of Ireland-related topics">topics</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Outline of the Republic of Ireland">topics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Northern_Ireland%E2%80%93related_topics" title="List of Northern Ireland–related topics">topics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="History" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland" title="History of Ireland">History</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Irish_history" title="Timeline of Irish history">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Ireland" title="Prehistoric Ireland">Prehistory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protohistory_of_Ireland" title="Protohistory of Ireland">Protohistory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(400%E2%80%93800)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Ireland (400–800)">Early history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Ireland" title="Gaelic Ireland">Gaelic Ireland</a> / <a href="/wiki/Lordship_of_Ireland" title="Lordship of Ireland">Lordship of Ireland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(800%E2%80%931169)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Ireland (800–1169)">800–1169</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(1169%E2%80%931536)" title="History of Ireland (1169–1536)">1169–1536</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland" title="Kingdom of Ireland">Kingdom of Ireland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(1536%E2%80%931691)" title="History of Ireland (1536–1691)">1536–1691</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(1691%E2%80%931800)" title="History of Ireland (1691–1800)">1691–1800</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(1801%E2%80%931923)" title="History of Ireland (1801–1923)">1801–1923</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Republic" title="Irish Republic">Irish Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Ireland_(1921%E2%80%931922)" title="Southern Ireland (1921–1922)">Southern Ireland (1921–1922)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> (1921–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Northern_Ireland" title="History of Northern Ireland">since 1922</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State">Irish Free State (1922–1937)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="History of the Republic of Ireland">Ireland (since 1922)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tara_(Ireland)" title="Battle of Tara (Ireland)">Battles of Tara</a> / <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Glenmama" title="Battle of Glenmama">Glenmama</a> / <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Clontarf" title="Battle of Clontarf">Clontarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Norman_invasion_of_Ireland" title="Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland">Norman invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_campaign_in_Ireland" title="Bruce campaign in Ireland">Bruce campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Death" title="Black Death">Black Death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tudor_conquest_of_Ireland" title="Tudor conquest of Ireland">Tudor conquest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Rebellions" title="Desmond Rebellions">Desmond Rebellions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Armada_in_Ireland" title="Spanish Armada in Ireland">Spanish Armada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nine_Years%27_War_(Ireland)" title="Nine Years' War (Ireland)">Tyrone's Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Earls" title="Flight of the Earls">Flight of the Earls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plantation_of_Ulster" title="Plantation of Ulster">Plantation of Ulster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Rebellion_of_1641" title="Irish Rebellion of 1641">1641 Rebellion</a> / <a href="/wiki/Irish_Confederate_Wars" title="Irish Confederate Wars">Confederate War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cromwellian_conquest_of_Ireland" title="Cromwellian conquest of Ireland">Cromwellian conquest</a> / <a href="/wiki/Act_for_the_Settlement_of_Ireland_1652" title="Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652">Settlement of 1652</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamite_War_in_Ireland" title="Williamite War in Ireland">Williamite War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penal_laws_(Ireland)" title="Penal laws (Ireland)">Penal Laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Famine_(1740%E2%80%931741)" title="Irish Famine (1740–1741)">First Great Famine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Rebellion_of_1798" title="Irish Rebellion of 1798">1798 Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1800" title="Acts of Union 1800">Act of Union (1800)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_rebellion_of_1803" title="Irish rebellion of 1803">1803 Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithe_War" title="Tithe War">Tithe War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)" title="Great Famine (Ireland)">Second Great Famine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_War" title="Land War">Land War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenian_Rising" title="Fenian Rising">Fenian Rising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dublin_lock-out" title="Dublin lock-out">Dublin lock-out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland_Act_1914" title="Government of Ireland Act 1914">Home Rule crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Rising" title="Easter Rising">Easter Rising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_War_of_Independence" title="Irish War of Independence">War of Independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Irish_Treaty" title="Anglo-Irish Treaty">Anglo-Irish Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Civil_War" title="Irish Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Emergency_(Ireland)" title="The Emergency (Ireland)">The Emergency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_campaign_(Irish_Republican_Army)" title="Northern campaign (Irish Republican Army)">IRA Northern Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_campaign_(Irish_Republican_Army)" title="Border campaign (Irish Republican Army)">IRA Border Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Troubles" title="The Troubles">The Troubles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_peace_process" title="Northern Ireland peace process">Peace process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Economy of the Republic of Ireland">Economy of the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Tiger" title="Celtic Tiger">Celtic Tiger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-2008_Irish_economic_downturn" title="Post-2008 Irish economic downturn">Post-2008 Irish economic downturn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-2008_Irish_banking_crisis" title="Post-2008 Irish banking crisis">Post-2008 Irish banking crisis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em">Other topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Ireland" title="List of conflicts in Ireland">List of conflicts in Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ancient_Celtic_peoples_and_tribes#Goidels_/_Gaels_/_Hibernians" title="List of ancient Celtic peoples and tribes">List of Irish tribes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_kingdoms" title="List of Irish kingdoms">List of Irish kingdoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_High_Kings_of_Ireland" title="List of High Kings of Ireland">List of High Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Ireland#Dress" title="Gaelic Ireland">Gaelic clothing and fashion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland">List of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Geography" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Ireland" title="Geography of Ireland">Geography</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em">Natural</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Ireland" title="Climate of Ireland">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Climate change in the Republic of Ireland">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_landforms_of_Ireland" title="Coastal landforms of Ireland">Coastline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Ireland" title="Extreme points of Ireland">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauna_of_Ireland" title="Fauna of Ireland">Fauna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Ireland" title="List of islands of Ireland">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_loughs_of_Ireland" title="List of loughs of Ireland">Loughs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_mountains_in_Ireland" title="Lists of mountains in Ireland">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivers_of_Ireland" title="Rivers of Ireland">Rivers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Ireland" title="List of rivers of Ireland">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland">List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland</a> / <a href="/wiki/National_parks_of_the_United_Kingdom#National_parks_in_Northern_Ireland" title="National parks of the United Kingdom">in Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em">Human</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Ireland" title="Architecture of Ireland">Architecture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_buildings_in_Ireland" title="List of buildings in Ireland">Notable buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Ireland" title="List of tallest structures in Ireland">Tallest buildings and structures</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_status_in_Ireland" title="City status in Ireland">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Demographics of the Republic of Ireland">Demographics of the Republic of Ireland</a> / <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Demographics of Northern Ireland">of Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ports_in_Ireland" title="List of ports in Ireland">Ports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Ireland" title="Provinces of Ireland">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_border" title="Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border">ROI–UK border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_towns_in_Ireland" title="Lists of towns in Ireland">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Tourism in the Republic of Ireland">Tourism in the Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Ireland" title="List of tourist attractions in Ireland">Tourist attractions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Ireland" title="Transport in Ireland">Transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Politics" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Politics of the Republic of Ireland">Politics</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em">Ideologies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Irish_nationalism" title="Irish nationalism">Nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_republicanism" title="Irish republicanism">Republicanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_loyalism" title="Ulster loyalism">Ulster loyalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unionism_in_Ireland" title="Unionism in Ireland">Unionism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Politics of the Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Ireland" title="Constitution of Ireland">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Economy of the Republic of Ireland">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Education in the Republic of Ireland">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Ireland" title="Foreign relations of Ireland">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland" title="Government of Ireland">Government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Local government in the Republic of Ireland">local</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Law of the Republic of Ireland">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the Republic of Ireland">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas"><i>Oireachtas</i> <span style="font-size:85%;">parliament</span></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann"><i>Dáil Éireann</i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(lower house)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann"><i>Seanad Éireann</i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(upper house)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">President</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" title="Taxation in the Republic of Ireland">Taxation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Politics of Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Assembly</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Hondt_method" title="D'Hondt method">D'Hondt method</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Economy of Northern Ireland">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Education in Northern Ireland">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">local</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Northern_Ireland" title="LGBT rights in Northern Ireland">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_peace_process" title="Northern Ireland peace process">Peace process</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Culture" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland" title="Culture of Ireland">Culture</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Irish_cuisine" title="Irish cuisine">Cuisine</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Food</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Irish_dishes" title="List of Irish dishes">List of dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barmbrack" title="Barmbrack">Barmbrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bacon_and_cabbage" title="Bacon and cabbage">Bacon and cabbage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boxty" title="Boxty">Boxty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_(food)" title="Champ (food)">Champ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coddle" title="Coddle">Coddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colcannon" title="Colcannon">Colcannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drisheen" title="Drisheen">Drisheen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Full_breakfast#Ireland" title="Full breakfast">Irish fry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skirts_and_kidneys" title="Skirts and kidneys">Skirts and kidneys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soda_bread" title="Soda bread">Soda bread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spice_bag" title="Spice bag">Spice Bag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_stew" title="Irish stew">Stew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3-in-1_(fast_food_dish)" title="3-in-1 (fast food dish)">Three-in-One</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Drinks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Irish_coffee" title="Irish coffee">Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_cream" title="Irish cream">Cream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinness" title="Guinness">Guinness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Mist" title="Irish Mist">Mist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poit%C3%ADn" title="Poitín">Poitín</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_breakfast_tea" title="Irish breakfast tea">Tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_whiskey" title="Irish whiskey">Whiskey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Irish_dance" title="Irish dance">Dance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jig" title="Jig">Jig</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sean-n%C3%B3s_dance" title="Sean-nós dance">Sean-nós</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_set_dancing" title="Irish set dancing">Set dancing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_stepdance" title="Irish stepdance">Stepdance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em">Festivals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imbolc" title="Imbolc">Imbolc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" title="Saint Patrick's Day">Saint Patrick's Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltane" title="Beltane">Bealtaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Twelfth" title="The Twelfth">The Twelfth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lughnasadh" title="Lughnasadh">Lúnasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_of_Tralee_(festival)" title="Rose of Tralee (festival)">Rose of Tralee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samhain" title="Samhain">Samhain</a> / <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wren_Day" title="Wren Day">Wren Day</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Ireland" title="Languages of Ireland">Languages</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiberno-English" title="Hiberno-English">Hiberno-English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelta" title="Shelta">Shelta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Scots_dialect" title="Ulster Scots dialect">Ulster Scots</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:9.25em"><a href="/wiki/Irish_literature" title="Irish literature">Literature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Irish_annals" 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href="/wiki/Sport_in_Albania" title="Sport in Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Andorra" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Armenia" title="Sport in Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Austria" title="Sport in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Azerbaijan" title="Sport in Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Belarus" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Belgium" title="Sport in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Bulgaria" title="Sport in Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Croatia" title="Sport in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Cyprus" title="Sport in Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_the_Czech_Republic" title="Sport in the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Denmark" title="Sport in Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Estonia" title="Sport in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Finland" title="Sport in Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_France" title="Sport in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Georgia_(country)" title="Sport in Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Germany" title="Sport in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Greece" title="Sport in Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Iceland" title="Sport in Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport in the Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a 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