Saturday, July 4, 2026

Rugby, Gaelic, soccer, golf and more sport

An extract from Justine McCarthy’s column in The Irish Times yesterday.

The old joke goes that soccer is a gentleman’s game played by hooligans, rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen and Gaelic is a hooligan’s game played by hooligans. Add to that: golf is a rich sport with poor principles.

Cycling?

Maybe we are being saturated by sport, good or not-so-good?

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Rugby, Gaelic, soccer, golf and more sport

An extract from Justine McCarthy’s column in The Irish Times yesterday. The old joke goes that soccer is a gentleman’s game played by hoolig...