Irish sports
Not allowed to throw the ball.
In equipment must be sliotar (ball), hurley(stick), helmet.
Gaelic Football
Gaelic football is a sport played between two teams of 15 players
on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score
points by passing the ball through the other team's goals, a set of
two upright posts separated by a crossbar 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) above
the ground.
Boxing
Top 3 boxers in Ireland.
Jimmy McLarnin
Steve Collins
Barry McGuigan
Basketball
Basketball is Ireland's third largest sport in participation terms with
over 180,000 people actively playing. Numbers playing have
increased from 120,000 since 1999. Almost 300 clubs cater for
basketball players around the country, with 1,200 teams.
References
Sports -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_football
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling
http://en.wikipedia