The whole ethos of children's sports is a spirit of inclusion and community- sad to see a small minority of parents ruin it by blending competitiveness with prejudice, whether that's on class, race, ethnicity or gender grounds. Mortifying to talk like this about any human being, let alone a child.

Well I now see The Times had a piece last year on 'the martial mythology of the plucky Finns' so I'm guessing yes.

‘Plucky Little Belgium’ in 1914…

Yes! I had not thought of this- a great example.

Would love to see a good Marcus Garvey biopic/series and one on Black intellectuals in Guinea in the 1960s.

I'll see if I can arrange a celebrity appearance from both for the conference.

I should point out Maynooth is in Co Kildare (home of Saint Brigid and Paul Mescal) and not Co Dublin (home of Colin Farrell, Sinéad O'Connor and me)