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You'd think as one of the first countries to play soccer, Ireland would have a league that punches above its weight just like England.

But instead, their league is far worse than similar-size countries like Norway or Slovakia. What gives?
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They're more of a historical seething country
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>>152734157
They have their own sports (gaelic football and hurling) and it's based. They don't need to copy from inferior england
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It’s like Italy but you washed them in hot water
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All the football fans follow English clubs, so there's no money for Irish teams.
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Ireland is a tiny-ass island, how many teams could they possibly have? Great Britain is like five times the size of Ireland as an island.
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>>152734157
6th most popular sport

we are the world leaders in our top 5
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>>152734157
More of an International Rules series island
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>>152734700
Is greyhound racing still a thing? Looking to buy a doggo. Heard greyhounds are great pets, once they're done racing.
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>>152734157
Genetics.
All the “others” are shit at football too, wales, scotland, n.i, Ireland even if they joined up they couldn’t beat englands C team
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>>152734157
i dont think these niggas play soccer really they got their own shit
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>>152735173
If only bongs would stop plundering irish grannies. Bellingham, Rice, Grealish, ... all nice irish lads.
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Harry Kane says he's proud of the Galway roots which made him eligible for a possible stint with the Republic of Ireland. Woaw.
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The league, apart from being underfunded, competing with other sports etc. is a niche interest mainly around urban centres. The new 3rd division is the true test of this since a bunch of the teams aren't based in cities (mind they're in large towns). It's becoming a hipster league with teams fully buying into its new base of the most obnoxious mullet-moustache cunts. Bohemians are the worst for this, an absolute cancer team on par with Red Star or St. Pauli.
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Yes and yes (as long as you're not in an apartment and/or a city). I'm sure there's some outlet to buy retired dogs somewhere.



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