Why Did Irish Football Fans Sing French National Anthem?

Irish fans sing French anthem

France v Republic of Ireland European qualifier in 2005. Thousands of Irish fans started singing, well actually, humming, the French National Anthem, with great gusto.  In fact, so much gusto that the French fans stopped, stared and listened in utter surprise with the Irish fans. A smiling Brian Kerr, Irish manager, said it helped calm … Read more

6 Nations Rugby Championship 2023 – Pre-Match Tension + Singing

^ Nations Wales v Ireland Pre-Match Excitement

The 6 Nations Rugby Championship – 2023 It’s back! Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales battle for the ancient honour of the  Triple Crown, while they plus France and Italy battle for the coveted 6 Nations Championship. This video, with over half a million views, let’s you feel the pride and intensity of this great competition. … Read more

No One Can Stop New Irish Rugby Cap Casey from Belting Out George Michael Classic in Rome

New cap Craig Casey sings a song

And why would they? Just look at the smiles of the established Irish rugby internationals as new cap, scrum half, Craig Casey belts out the George Michael classic. Great to see players having fun.  Casey perseveres with his song to the delight of his new Ireland teammates as they joined in on the chorus. The … Read more

Top 5 Sportsmanship Moments 2020 Covid Year

Apologies for the late announcement. It being such a sad and difficult year for so many suffering directly or indirectly from the Covid pandemic, we have also limited our annual top sportsmanship stories to five top stories this year.  We also had to cancel our annual BBC Radio London interview announcing the Top 5. You … Read more

Ireland Lacrosse Withdraws from 2022 World Games To Ensure Iroquois Nationals Play

Who are the Iroquois Nationals? Lacrosse is a Native American game originally played in the northeastern United States by the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida and Tuscarora Nations, collectively known as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy who compete in international lacrosse as the Iroquois Nationals.   The Game Is a Medicine The Iroquois Nationals believe that the game is a “medicine”, … Read more

Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments 2019 (part 1)

India v Pakistan fans party together and cricket captain applauds them in his instagram post

You can also listen to all of these Top 10 stories on BBC Radio London’s annual interview with PR Smith, hosted by Phil Parry. In 10th Place: Premier League Football: A Conscientious Captain Consoles Opposition Player Everton v Spurs in Nov. Everton’s André Gomez, sustained an horrendous injury – a broken and dislocated ankle – … Read more

Rugby World Cup Shock Awakes New Friends: Japan 19 Ireland 12

They’ve done it again. Japan the underdogs, deservedly beat Ireland (ranked no.2 in the world) in RWC 2019, after their previous shock win over South Africa in the RWC 2015.  In a word  Japan was magnificent. Relentless energy, pace, strong tackling with man-to-man battles all over the park.  Japan were the better team. Congratulations to … Read more

Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments 2018 (part 1 of 2)

Here are the Top 10 moments from 2018 – in reverse order. Part 1 covers 10th best moment to 6th best moment and [Part 2] covers 5th best to 1st best moment of sportsmanship from 2018. BBC Radio London also recorded these stories with me and you can [hear the BBC radio interview here]  please … Read more

Kiwi Captain Applauds Irish Fans After Epic Battle

Ireland v New Zealand All Blacks

A savage man-to-man battle raged for over 80 minutes and finally, after over 100 years of trying, Ireland beat the All Blacks, in Dublin’s, Lansdowne Road, the oldest international rugby venue in the world. The atmosphere was electric. The number 1 & number 2 teams in the world were playing each other less than a year … Read more