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What's the point of an Irish Olympic team

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  • 14-08-2016 9:58pm
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    sonofenoch
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    Why can't Ireland produce any elite Olympians...apart from Katie Taylor there's no one, there never is anyone! is it money is it facilities ?

    watching the track cycling and Britain clean up the thought struck me, why don't we have anyone who can go round a track very very fast on a bike


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    Fr_Dougal
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    Eh, did you miss the rowing?


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    The_Valeyard
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    The point of an Irish Olympic team is to represent Ireland at the Olympics.


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    WoollyRedHat
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    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Why can't Ireland produce any elite Olympians...apart from Katie Taylor there's no one, there never is anyone! is it money is it facilities ?

    watching the track cycling and Britain clean up the thought struck me, why don't we have anyone who can go round a track very very fast on a bike


    Don't know why we don't clean up in the dart..train every day.


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    BoJack Horseman
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    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    The point of an Irish Olympic team is to represent Ireland at the Olympics.

    /end thread.


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    XR3i
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    if only there was a drinking competition


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    Anesthetize
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    "It's taking part that counts."


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    HeidiHeidi
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    sonofenoch wrote: »
    why don't we have anyone who can go round a track very very fast on a bike
    If it comes to that, what's the point of going round a track very fast on a bike in the first place :confused:


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    P_1
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    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Why can't Ireland produce any elite Olympians...apart from Katie Taylor there's no one, there never is anyone! is it money is it facilities ?

    watching the track cycling and Britain clean up the thought struck me, why don't we have anyone who can go round a track very very fast on a bike

    We probably do, trouble is we only have 3 velodromes and they're all outdoors. Bit tough to get the training in at 70kph with the wind and rain in your face.


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    evolving_doors
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    Ya maan it's pointless. Like what's the point of anything really. This world depresses me. Screw everyone .I hate ye all.


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    Ulysses Gaze
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    XR3i wrote: »
    if only there was a drinking competition

    We'd be beaten by the Germans and Scandinavians. The Russians would also beat us.


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    sonofenoch
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    If it comes to that, what's the point of going round a track very fast on a bike in the first place :confused:

    So I can watch them on tv with a beer and think how great we are :D


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    AlfaZen
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    We could produce a lot more than we do but many of our best sports women and men play the parochial sports and will never get the opportunity on the international stage.
    Other countries of comparable size don't have such sports as GAA. Which while great for us, doesn't lend itself to showing talent on the world stage.
    Having said that we still produce some genuine top class sports women and men. And all sports people are great roll models wether that be the international athletes or the parish GAA teams


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    Skylinehead
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    BoJack Horseman wrote: »
    /end thread.

    /end thread complete.

    There's an Olympics megathread OP.


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