The wonderful world of Ireland’s greatest sports
Gaelic football and hurling are loved by millions across the island. And nobody gets paid
DUBLIN HAVE long been one of the dominant teams in Gaelic football, an Irish sport. The men’s side have won nine All-Ireland finals, the sport’s biggest match, since 2011. So when Galway, a county in western Ireland, beat them in a championship match for the first time in 90 years last month—by a single point—many Galway fans responded with near-hysterical elation. Your correspondent jumped on her sofa and did a lot of shouting. Ollie Turner, a sports commentator on Galway Bay FM, roared his way to viral fame. “Sweet Mother of Jesus. They have pulled off the unthinkable,” he exclaimed. “The West Awake! Gaillimh Abú! [Galway Forever!]”
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