Portrush has finally hosted the Open but, as Ireland make their Test bow at Lord’s, they must do so as guinea pigs – is it a snub?
It’s a wonder the Irish are so well known for their hospitality when you consider the state of some of the people they have to welcome. The very same day play got under way in the 148th Open the papers here led with the Boris Johnson line, first reported in the Financial Times, about Leo Varadkar, “why isn’t he called Murphy like all the rest of them?” Add it to the list, along with Iain Duncan Smith’s blithe dismissal of “this Irish stuff”, Karen Bradley’s blunt admission of her own ignorance of the difference between unionists and nationalists, Priti Patel’s bright idea to leverage the threat of food shortages in the Brexit negotiations, and countless others.
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Written by Andy Bull
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/jul/23/ireland-shane-lowry-golf-portrush-england-cricket-test-lords under the title “Ireland should bask in Open-driven time in the sun, not English shade at Lord’s | Andy Bull”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
