What do they do in Ireland for entertainment?

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Orla C

Who's sane, you are talking about 30 years ago, not the Ireland of today.

People watch television, DVDs, use the Internet, play music, make music (traditional Irish music sessions are still popular), go to pubs but maybe not as much given the crackdown on drinking and driving. Many people simply visit each other to chat, catch up, etc.

Sports: Soccer is fairly popular, but I think rugby is more popular, and GAA sports such as hurling, Gaelic football and camogie are also quite popular (Google 'Gaelic Athletic Association' to see what these are). Equestrian sports are also very popular, racing, show-jumping, eventing, cross-country .... golf is also very popular, and in the summer there is bowling on the roads in the evenings.

The average home is about as average as it might be anywhere else in the western world - both parents have to work, in most cases, very few families can afford for one to stay home. Since divorce became legal in the 1990s, single parent households are common, and second marriages also take place. I am very pleased to say that the Catholic church has lost its stranglehold on the country, and women no longer worry about becoming pregnant outside of marriage. Houses are usually at least 3 bedrooms, if not more, and families are now rarely bigger than four children - when I was a child, 4 was considered a small family in Ireland. Interestingly, most of the people who attend Catholic mass in Ireland are the Polish and Czech and other immigrants from Eastern Europe who now work the menial jobs that most Irish don't do anymore.

As you can imagine from the immigrants, Ireland is no longer insular in a social sense. I like most of the changes that have come about as a result of immigration. It is good that people are coming here instead of leaving - people are talking of leaving again, because of this credit crunch, but as it's the same everywhere else, they'd be as well to sit tight, I think - instead of a brain drain as we had in the 1980s, we've enjoyed a brain gain.

One of the downsides of living in Ireland is that everything has become very expensive. Hopefully this will change soon.

bluebell

The biggest sports here would be gaelic football and hurling, but other sports including rugby and soccer are popular too. Most sports you find anywhere are found here, though I have never come across a baseball club.
http://kilkennygaa.ie/index.php?page=seniorpanel.php is a snapshot of one GAA team's members, giving details of all the different pastimes they like.
My son age 20 would be a typical young Irish person. He likes to socialise with his friends, this includes weekend visits to pubs or clubs, watching football, jetski, surfing, guitar and of course his Wii and iPod. Tonight he has gone with a group of pals to a concert.

There are places to visit and things to see all over Ireland. Check
http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-things-to-see-and-do/

Average homes have 3 or 4 bedrooms, 1 family bathroom and another ensuite in master bedroom. There are apartments in all cities and many towns, but most people prefer to have their own house, with garden front and back, and have at least one car. One foreign holiday a year. The lifestyle is good, the rat race is not as frantic here. We look after our older folk well. Over 70s have free medical care, free travel on public transport, a certain amount of free electricity and phone calls, plus various other entitlements on top of their State pension.

Any other questions you have, google has many answers.

Robin

I am studying abroad here from the U.S. Basically all the college age people go to pubs (drinking age is 18) or dance clubs. A lot of older people also hang out in the pubs. There is usually live music and/or (traditional) dancing depending where you go.

People here are really into Gaelic Football, Football (soccer), Rugby, as far as sports.
Many people also get really into watching horse racing and rally car racing.

nic

Who's sane? definitely not your first answerer. What century is she from?honestly.
I don't live in Ireland myself but I do know someone who is from Ireland. The Irish like to go down to their local pub for a pint, this is the favorite past time in Ireland, not just to drink but to socialize, catch up on the latest news etc..
You see pubs in Ireland aren't like bars in America, there is a feeling of community, this is the place the Irish go to spend time with relatives and people in their community.

Meg C

they have Olympic Handball, Hurling and Gaelic football. For things to do on the week end, they do the same as everyone else, movies, shopping, concerts, etc.

Sshhhh! It's Podge and Rodge

Spin the bottle is our favourite entertainment especially now that Caroline Morahan is knocking around the place.

IRISH AND PROUD

we play hurling gaelic football which are irish sports but also most sports are played here for example rugby soccer(or football as some other countries call it) hockey tennis etc. for fun i guess we go out for the night to a night club pubs arent really as popular as they used to be! cinema is another place these are just some examples! for entertainment i guess we make fun of other poeple! other people from other countries don't understand why we make fun of ourselves and of others but its just us winding people up as we say for the laugh or for the craic(an irish word or gaelic word as some countries call it) hope this helps a bit!

who's sane

You better do your homework, unless you put down, drink,go to church, get in fights , drink, have babies, go to church and drink. They have a lot of poverty, and are strict , they play soccor, from what I have seen in foreign movies, they have many problems with drugs, IRA , Catholic church putting women away as well as kids,etc, Of course they have stopped much of this in past 10yrs, but you should not rely on what people think based on rumors, and movies, it is why there is hatred of many groups. Though they have been fighting for yrs with protestants against Catholics, it seems religion causes deaths of many, rather then "love" it is more like control then love!

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