The latest “in sport” in Ireland is Bog Snorkelling, a sporting event that consists of competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a 60 yard (55m) water filled trench cut through a peat bog, in the shortest time possible. read more
At Catholic schools in the north (where Irish is taught), students are generally allowed to choose whether or not to take Irish - and if they don't, they have the option of Spanish, French or German instead. This is a much better system IMO. read more