Political Studies Association of Ireland

Dr Michael Holmes (Liverpool Hope University) convened the first panel on the politics of sport at the 2009 Irish Political Studies Association annual conference. This was hosted by Liverpool Hope University, 9-10 October 2009. This included papers by Dr David Storey (University of Worcester) on the Irish soccer team and national identity, Dr David Hassan (University of Ulster) on sport in a divided Ireland and Dr Russell Holden (In the Zone sports consultancy) on cricket and Welsh identity.

There are plans to convene a regular specialist Sport Politics group of the Irish PSA.