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Martin Breheny: Drink deal hypocrisy is rampant in Irish sport

Aren't double standards wonderful little inventions altogether? Pliable to a degree that sends Uri Geller's spoon-bending trick hurtling down the magic league, they come with the added advantage of being plentiful.

If one brand doesn't suit, there are always lots of alternatives. I was reminded of that in Lansdowne Road last Saturday for the Ireland-New Zealand rugby Test.

It was part of the 'Guinness Series', a commercial handle attached to Ireland's November internationals. Fair enough. Modern-day sport worldwide is wrapped in layers of sponsorship so why shouldn't the IRFU sup happily with the Guinness people?

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Sourcer: Irish Independent, 23/11/2016

Posted by Andy on 11/23 at 03:27 PM in
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