The Olympic Games and the Gathering of Nations

One of the greatest things that human civilizations do is to get together for the Olympic Games every four years. It builds global unity and gives nations a sense of belonging to the whole of humanity. More than that it gives nations there own National Identity on the World Stage and allows them to rejoice in the spirit of nationalism themselves.

The Olympics gather up the greatest humans with the greatest ability and agility and test them against fellow man to see who claims top honors and genetics in athletic ability of all the Planet. There is probably no greater contest of strength and will all put together in one place than the Olympic Games.

Why does the United States win so many metals at the Olympic Games? Well, some would say it is due to the 300-million people we have to draw from for all the various categories and competitions. Others like me feel it is for the same reason that the United States dominates the modern Tour de France and that is because Americans are a cut above and winners by birth and identity.

The upcoming Olympic Games will test to see if American Athletes still hold the top honors and abilities as in previous years. Will they take more hardware than the other nations or will other emerging nations show they strength against the best athletes the world over. Watch and see say analysts and Olympic Game organizers. Consider all this in 2006.

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RBS Six Nations Rugby - Upcoming Ireland Games at Croke Park 2010

Rugby has never been so prominent in Ireland. In recent years, it has flourished and is now widely played throughout the country. It's fair to say that this surge in rugby can be attributed to our national team - current grand slam title holders in the RBS Six Nations and the success of teams like Munster and Leinster in the Heineken Cup. Added to this the fact that Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has recently been voted 'World Player of the Decade' by Rugby World Magazine and Ireland is definitely on the rugby world map!

Ireland's first game of the year will kick off in Croke Park on the 6th of February when they take on Italy. After Ireland's run of success in 2009 they are the team to beat and Italy are sure to come out with all guns blazing. This is a match not to be missed and kick off is at 2.30pm.

Ireland will take on Wales on Saturday 13th March. This will be another hotly contested match and will kick off at 2.30pm. If you can't make this match, don't worry as the following Saturday (20th March at 5pm) Ireland will take on Scotland again in Croke Park which is sure to provide a nail-biting spectacle!

These three 'at home' matches will be your last chance to see Ireland play in the fantastic venue that is Croke Park Stadium. The stadium is located just about a 20 minute walk from O'Connell Street (in Dublin city centre) just off Jones's Road in an area called Drumcondra.

Accommodation for these games will be in high demand so we strongly recommend you book your accommodation as soon as possible.

Mairead writes for Ireland travel and accommodation website http://www.goireland.com/

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