the idea of a distinct identity centred around hurling and the county team began to take shape. The 1913 All-Ireland winning team were therefore held up as standard-bearers not only for their ...

the national bagpipe of Ireland. Two hurling sticks and sliotars on top of Barrier Lake, Kananaskis, Alberta. Credit: Image courtesy of Calgary Chieftains GAA Ó Cualáin wanted to underline the ...

It became the unofficial anthem of Team Ireland as they reached the quarter-final stage in France before being knocked out by eventual runners-up New Zealand. The song followed Ireland back home ...