Football vs Politics (Spoiler alert: politics wins)
As Preston North End's Northern Irish born Daniel Devine has opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of the football association who developed him at under-age level, it seems I have an excuse to write a bit relating to Irish football for this blog.Devine is just the latest player of Northern Irish nationality to declare for the Republic after Darron Gibson, Shane Duffy, Marc Wilson,
thetwounfortunates @ May 22, 2011 6:12 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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