Paris, Henry and a Nation Dumped on its Arse
We recently had the anniversary of “Henry Day”. It passed me by a little, I’ll admit, because there’s plenty of stuff to be worrying about which is probably more important than a silly football match, let alone the anniversary of one.
But then that thought itself reminded me of something I wrote last year after I arrived home from Paris. … Read more...
The match is on!
According to the IRFU anyway… Best wrap up warm!
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/irfu-ireland-v-argentina-match-to-go-ahead-2010-11/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jwM9zOrfhQn6kE_iVFqHY3OKFJKg?docId=N0317941290943006226A… Read more...
Will the Irl/Arg match go ahead?
Lots of snow around Ireland today, even here in Dublin, and it’s well below freezing right now (-6 degrees according to the thermometer). I was up very, very early driving back from the airport and happed to be going past the Aviva stadium. Photos below of a few of the main approach routes for the crowd – Bath Avenue, Shelbourne Road and Lansdowne Road itself.… Read more...
The Ireland vs. Argentina Story
Did a short piece on the Ireland/Argentina rivalry for The Score (sports section of The Journal); published today and reprinted below.
The Ireland vs Argentina StoryShould the IRFU pay me to go to the Samoa match?
So I’ve been offered a free ticket to the Samoa match tomorrow afternoon by three different people. And I politely refused them all, saying that I’d planned to watch it at home.
But then I got to thinking, if I won’t take a free ticket, would it actually be worth the IRFU’s while to pay me to attend the game?… Read more...
The IRFU blazers didn’t take Economics…
After all the wondering it came down to one number: 35,517, worse than all but the most pessimistic of predictions. A number so meagre that it was left unannounced on the day. It is probably time, however, to be clear about one thing: the attendance problem at last Saturday’s rugby international between Ireland and the World Champion South Africans was not down to charging around €100 for a ticket, nor was it down to “the current economic environment”.… Read more...
