1. Introduction: Rugby and Soccer in Pre-Partition Ireland
2. Rugby, Soccer and the Partition of Ireland
3. International Soccer, 1925-1978: Two Irelands, One Game
4. Rugby and its Ulster Question, 1925-1985
5. The Social Class Base of Rugby in Ireland, 1947-1988
6. The Social Class Base of Soccer in Ireland, 1921-1988
7. Rugby, Soccer and the Economies of Ireland, 1929-1980
8. Rugby, Soccer and Irish Urbanisation
9. Spectators, Officials and Violence
10. Television and Irish International Rugby and Soccer
11. Rugby, Soccer and Irish Identity(ies)
12. Conclusion: Extra Time
Biography
Conor Murray is Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, Ireland. He was awarded a PhD by Dublin City University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in October 2022, and has previously contributed lectures in the history and sociology of sport at Ulster University, Northern Ireland.
