What I’ve heard, some Irish national sports clubs are older than the Irish spilt and therefore, well, never split up
LighteningBolt66 on
Olympics is incorrect, it should be both orange and red for northern Ireland as they have the choice to represent team GB or Ireland.
Edit: NI born footballers can also represent Ireland.
Able-Ad3506 on
Why doesn’t Welsh cricket team exist?
Ok-Imagination-494 on
The Isle of Man 🇮🇲says “what about me?”
redbottlecapbeercan on
Thank you for referring to them as the “British and Irish isles”
gratisargott on
I’m not Irish and have no authority on the matter, but it would be cool to see an all-Irish national team in football too
fabvz on
The Ireland and Nothern Ireland being together for some sports is so wholesome to me
YoIronFistBro on
Nice title 😉
Reasonable-Pete on
The sevens version of rugby union is different to the full 15 player version too. Sevens has an Ireland team (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) and a Great Britain team (England, Wales, Scotland).
AfraidOstrich9539 on
You only got rugby union half correct…..
Your map is fine bit you need a duplicate with all one colour to represent the British and Irish Lions
locksymania on
Olympics is even more confusing than the map suggests. People from NI regularly represent Ireland, even people from Unionist backgrounds. Rory McIlroy decided on Ireland purely because his sport is organised on an all island basis.
Pokemonking556 on
Don’t also forget the Lions rugby which is a team consisting of all 4/5 countries
Large_Command_1288 on
From what I heard it’s because the first “international” games for these sports only took place within Britain. In football, it was England vs Scotland in 1872, 0-0
Willingness_Mammoth on
‘British and Irish Isles’. You are an absolute hero. 💯
Although for the Olympics NI should be split between Ireland and GB
Sawdust1997 on
Thank you for correctly calling it the British and Irish isles
mrpithecanthropus on
It all make more sense if you understand that having more national associations with a vote means more power in sports like football.
ezekiellake on
I’m pretty sure the Isle of Man competes separately in the Commonwealth Games
Joseon2 on
Some extra trivia: Because the rugby union team represents the whole island, when playing outside the Republic of Ireland they sing an anthem composed just for the team, “Ireland’s Call”. When playing in the republic, they sing both Ireland’s Call and the national anthem, although players from Northern Ireland often opt to remain silent.
Before the team anthem was commissioned in 1995, the Irish team didn’t sing an anthem abroad. Unsurprisingly, there have been controveries over singing the Irish national anthem and whether the British national anthem should be sung when playing in Northern Ireland.
Martybbz22 on
Olympics for Northern Ireland should be hatched orange and red.
Harneybus on
ur forgetting gaelic football and gaelic hurling its basically the main sport in ireland
two_beards on
If only it were as simple as this map.
Schneilob on
For the Olympics people can choose who to represent
Eastern-Class-2354 on
But when it comes to domestic football leagues Engeland and Wales do play together
RSCA4EVER on
It will all soon be replaced by horse riders fighting over a dead goat
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Makes sense…
What I’ve heard, some Irish national sports clubs are older than the Irish spilt and therefore, well, never split up
Olympics is incorrect, it should be both orange and red for northern Ireland as they have the choice to represent team GB or Ireland.
Edit: NI born footballers can also represent Ireland.
Why doesn’t Welsh cricket team exist?
The Isle of Man 🇮🇲says “what about me?”
Thank you for referring to them as the “British and Irish isles”
I’m not Irish and have no authority on the matter, but it would be cool to see an all-Irish national team in football too
The Ireland and Nothern Ireland being together for some sports is so wholesome to me
Nice title 😉
The sevens version of rugby union is different to the full 15 player version too. Sevens has an Ireland team (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) and a Great Britain team (England, Wales, Scotland).
You only got rugby union half correct…..
Your map is fine bit you need a duplicate with all one colour to represent the British and Irish Lions
Olympics is even more confusing than the map suggests. People from NI regularly represent Ireland, even people from Unionist backgrounds. Rory McIlroy decided on Ireland purely because his sport is organised on an all island basis.
Don’t also forget the Lions rugby which is a team consisting of all 4/5 countries
From what I heard it’s because the first “international” games for these sports only took place within Britain. In football, it was England vs Scotland in 1872, 0-0
‘British and Irish Isles’. You are an absolute hero. 💯
Although for the Olympics NI should be split between Ireland and GB
Thank you for correctly calling it the British and Irish isles
It all make more sense if you understand that having more national associations with a vote means more power in sports like football.
I’m pretty sure the Isle of Man competes separately in the Commonwealth Games
Some extra trivia: Because the rugby union team represents the whole island, when playing outside the Republic of Ireland they sing an anthem composed just for the team, “Ireland’s Call”. When playing in the republic, they sing both Ireland’s Call and the national anthem, although players from Northern Ireland often opt to remain silent.
Before the team anthem was commissioned in 1995, the Irish team didn’t sing an anthem abroad. Unsurprisingly, there have been controveries over singing the Irish national anthem and whether the British national anthem should be sung when playing in Northern Ireland.
Olympics for Northern Ireland should be hatched orange and red.
ur forgetting gaelic football and gaelic hurling its basically the main sport in ireland
If only it were as simple as this map.
For the Olympics people can choose who to represent
But when it comes to domestic football leagues Engeland and Wales do play together
It will all soon be replaced by horse riders fighting over a dead goat
*Irish and British Isles
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