Haha, Hurling again!

Ha... I knew you'd get a bit of mileage out of that.. Yes, I agree about enjoying posts about niche areas, or something other than the really popular sports.

As for soccer and segregation, ya, it's a pity that all the fans can't all sit together and shout for their team and just be human enough to shake hands with the opposition at the end, win, lose or draw, but of course we will never get there, given the tribalism and engrained hatred between certain sections of certain fan bases. It's not all bad though, and I have had fantastic nights in Dublin drinking with the away team, and similar experiences at away games in Scotland, Poland, France and other places, where the Irish fans were welcomed with open arms and we had the time of our lives having the craic with our own fans and the away fans in the pubs around the stadium the day before the match and the day of the match.