Olympic Medal v All Ireland medal.

If brains was a disease, you would be in the best of health. Duffy's circus is looking fo clowns like you.

I'd rather a gold medal than an all-ireland, but silver or bronze? meh

Olympic medal of any kind, you become famous in your own country. I know i would get very emotional on the podium as the flag is raised and the national anthem starts to play.

Just think of winning an OLYMPIC medal, especially in athletics, the feeling of being at the TOP of that sport, instead of playing a sport that no other country gives a FOOK about(g a a)

p.s Bill o herlihy on rte said, "two bronze so far, that's not bad is it"...IT'S FOOKING DIRE!!!

everyone around the world would know who you are?? some statement there..you know off the top of your head who won the air rifle bronze medal?

on another note, rte's coverage of the olympics has been very bitter towards the ott english media for their coverage of english medal winners, YET when ireland have a chance of a BRONZE it's makes the main headline news on RTE!!

erris, ESPECIALLY in athletics!!

matt emmons (usa) took bronze.

Gold medal for sure. Anything else, forget it not interested.

gold medal for some sports including athletics..but others just forget about it..as for soccer tennis basketball medal they shouldnt even be in it a joke..rugby and golf will just make things even worse..i wasnt a fan of womens boxing but todays fight has won me over

gold medal for some sports including athletics..but others just forget about it..as for soccer tennis basketball medal they shouldnt even be in it a joke..rugby and golf will just make things even worse..i wasnt a fan of womens boxing but todays fight has won me over

Any medal especially in the marathon ,10,000 meters, 5000, 1500 etc i'd do anything for.

theres no question re the athletics  medals just some people brought up in a gaa obsessed county who have spent years working towards it would view an all ireland medal as being more important than an olympic one

Hurling or football All-Ireland vs a synchronised swimming Olympic medal ?

Answer to the original question is : it depends on the  Olympic sport concerned .

The trouble with the Olympics nowadays is that there are so many sports / disciplines involved , so comparison with a single skill sport such as hurling or football is a bit futile .

Anyone with either however , walks taller . Let it rest there .

AH, but if ireland DID win a gold at ANY event, then the interest would soon follow in that sport.

Indeed. Katie might be responsible for turning us into the Cuba of womens boxing

so if Murphy won gold in the sailing today the bays around ireland would be packed with sailors this time next year?? i doubt it

there would definitely be more interest because of annelies murphy heroics

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big difference between the price of a pair of boxing gloves and a friggin sail boat.

thats the point alot of olympic sports arent accessible in ireland due to economic issues and facilities..in any county in ireland if the county wins an all ireland theres a huge upsurge in interest its not just the olympics its confined to

thats the point alot of olympic sports arent accessible in ireland due to economic issues and facilities..in any county in ireland if the county wins an all ireland theres a huge upsurge in interest its not just the olympics its confined to

Think I will nip out to the cycle shop and spend the £10,000 needed to be up to speed with the velodrome kids .

Or the 5k it probably takes to outfit a boat .

Point made already is that a lot of sports need facilities and equipment spend , so appeal is limited .  At least in Ireland most kids have access to GAA facilities at fairly minimal cost , the GAA can hold its head up in that regard .

Have not even mentioned the dressage horses , wonder how much they cost ( to buy and to keep )!