Friday, April 12 (Jake)

On Friday we were taught about the modern political system of Ireland along with their sports. We were taught the jobs of the Irish president and the major political parties such as Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the green party., After the political lesson we learned about Ireland’s sports. We learned about rugby, hurling and Gaelic football. We were then taught by Phil Conway, one of Ireland’s 1972 olympians, about his experience in Munich., Later that day we were given a tour of Croke Park, Dublin's biggest sports arena. In Croke Park they play hurling and Gaelic football. We were shown the team lounge, one of the locker rooms and taken on top of the stadium along with being taught the history of the stadium.