“I don’t see why anyone would find it strange I support Ireland. Colin speaks of his Catholic brother-in-law religiously following GAA but also being a Northern Ireland football fan with “a block booking for Windsor”. She says those from “an Ulster British tradition represent and support Ireland in sports like rugby union, field hockey and cricket” among other sports. “For Ulster Unionists who support/play rugby, and support the Ireland rugby team, their unionism is unaffected by this Irish sporting allegiance. He supports Ulster Rugby, all nine Ulster GAA counties, Northern Ireland football, Ireland Rugby, British and Irish Lions, and the Europe’s Ryder Cup golf team.

Source: The Irish Times March 19, 2018 01:59 UTC