[fhayek]

Okay, I’ll be the first: Aw put a Cork in it!

[rikkir]

I can hear the raising of middle fingers all over Ireland!!

[dfwgator]

As an aside, Gaelic Football is awesome.

[forgotten man]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cleburne

Confederate General Patrick Cleburne was born in Cork.

[TennesseeGirl]

"The president of Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has implored fans of the County Cork teams to stop waving the Confederate flag during games."

Right. 'Cause all those dead Confederate soldiers are so much more dangerous today than all those live Islamic terrorists. I am so tired of hearing and reading about the bogeyman that lived roughly 140+ years ago!

[VanDeKoik]

Why would they care?

The CSA flag has no meaning one way or the other to people there like some flag of the Irish Civil War has no meaning here.

I suppose the fact that many Irish immigrants fought for both sides would lend some meaning, but that’s really stretching it.

Besides, you really want to tell Irish sports fans NOT to do something? Hey, good luck with that!

[OldSmaj]

...Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association...has implored fans...to stop waving the Confederate flag during games.

Let 'em fly, m'boys, for ye are the REBELS!

Fly it proudly!

(All of the above said with a distinct Connor McGregor accent. Although...he is from Dooblan.)