My contention, for what it is worth, is that self-determination has not only given the Irish a genuine sense of collective self worth but, more tangibly, has allowed them to identify and fund their own priorities.
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Self-determination at the heart of a nation’s sporting success
AHEAD of Saturday’s superb Magners League Grand Final in Limerick, my discussion with a Welsh-based, expat Scot over the reasons why Irish rugby, and Irish sport in general, is so much more successful than its Celtic rivals turned to the question of independence.
