International Rules is played between Ireland and the Basque Country in Handball-Pelota, Ireland and Australia in International Rules Football,Ireland and Scotland in Hurling-Shinty,while a number of Rounders-Baseball, Rounders-Softball and Hurlacrosse matches have taken place.
Hurling-Shinty matches have taken place since the late 19th Century when Celtic (Dublin) and Cowal (Glasgow) played the first match.
Eamonn de Valera organised the first Handball-Pelota International while imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol.
International Rules Football matches between a touring Galah side from Australia and Irish counties were first played in the 1960s with the first full Ireland v Australia series played in 1984.
International Rules Football
Ireland has been competing in the International Rules in Football since the 1960s when the Galahs Australian Football representative side toured Ireland, playing what are known as Compromise Rules in Ireland, and Inter Footy in Australia – a Football Code taking in elements of both Gaelic Football and Australian Football Codes.
Football | Ireland v Australia:
International Rules Football | Ireland v Australia 1984-2017
International Rules Football | Ireland v Australia 1984-1990
International Rules Football | Ireland v Australia 1998-2006
International Rules Football | Ireland v Australia 2008-2017
Football | Irish Counties v Galahs:
International Rules Football | Irish Counties v Galahs 1967-1978
Hurling-Shinty & Camogie-Shinty
Hurling-Shinty | Ireland v Scotland
Hurling-Shinty International Rules | Tailteann Games | Ireland v Scotland 1924-1932
Hurling-Shinty International Rules | Ireland v Scotland 1972-1979
Hurling-Shinty International Rules | Ireland v Scotland 1988-1999
International Rules Hurling-Shinty | Ireland v Scotland 2000-2009
International Rules Hurling-Shinty | Ireland v Scotland 2010-2015
International Rules Hurling-Shinty | Ireland v Scotland 2016-2018
Hurling-Shinty | Club Internationals
Hurling-Shinty International Rules | Club Internationals 1897
Handball-Pelota
Handball-Pelota | Ireland v Basque Country:
International Rules Handball-Pelota | Ireland v Basque Country 1932
International Rules Handball-Pelota | Ireland v Basque Country 2004-2006
Rounders-Softball & Rounders-Baseball
Rounders-Softball | Club Internationals:
International Rules Rounders-Softball | Club Internationals 1982
Rounders-Baseball:
Rounders-Baseball International Rules 2008
Hurlacrosse
Hurlacrosse | Club Internationals:
International Rules Hurlacrosse | Club Internationals 2009-2018
Poc Fada Golf
Poc Fada Golf:
Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal
Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal:
Tallaght Rules Basketball-Futsal 2003
Image References
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[1] Irish American Football Association (2018) Nostalgia – A look a some pictures from the archives [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171016_165339-1024×768.jpg [Accessed 3 July 2018]
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[2] The 42.ie (2019) “17 counties represented in Ireland squad to face Scotland in shinty international” 31 October, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/ireland-scotland-hurling-shinty-squad-4873548-Oct2019/ [Photo Caption]: “Ireland Players Celebrate with the Cup following the 2015 Victory” [Internet] Available from: https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/4873548/river?version=4873574&width=1340 [Accessed 9 April 2020]
