Over 80 percent of Irish men spend the majority of their time talking about football, according to a new poll by Heineken.
It seems sport trumps the ladies when it comes to the most talked about issues, with only 45 percent admitted to chit-chatting about women with their male buddies.
Work, money, cars and nights out are the next most talked about issues among Irish men.
The results say that an average Irish male spends five hours and 17 minutes each week either watching soccer or talking about it.
However, 17 percent of Irish men don’t talk about soccer in any respect, according to the findings.
“It might not be the news women wanted to hear,” Heineken brand manager Aisling O’Brien says, “but it appears Irish men really do only think about one thing when they get together with their mates – and that’s football.”
While things may look bleak for Irish woman, they are not nearly as bad next to their counterparts in China, where a whopping 94 percent of men opt to discuss soccer over any other subject.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.mamaginnty | Mar 20, 2011, 06:22 PM EDT
I wish you the best of luck raynandsnow, as an artist. Summer is coming, get out more and you will come up with some bright ideas.
mamaginnty | Mar 20, 2011, 06:13 PM EDT
Nah Irishjule I still think irish men are the best, sure I married one. He is over 80 now but still as romantic as the first day I met him. He never missed a hurling match in his own county and later became a M.U.fan, even now he props himself up to watch a good game. Do I begrudge him that...never. Do not mind Georgie, he gets up everyone nose.
Irishjule | Mar 20, 2011, 05:54 PM EDT
Dillon is an Irish name, so George, why are you trashing the Irish? I'm proud to be an Irish American. About the article...most of the Irish men I know are not as romantic as Italians, for example.
LilPaddy | Mar 19, 2011, 08:13 PM EDT
Because they (we) talk about things they don't have to prove they don't do very well!!!
CitizenWhy | Mar 19, 2011, 03:19 PM EDT
sirpeter has a good point. Talking about women can lead to dangerous water, including having to listen to an otherwise good guy get maudlin.
CitizenWhy | Mar 19, 2011, 03:16 PM EDT
What about hurlers? Do they talk about sex, or just do it?
norinalundy | Mar 19, 2011, 03:09 PM EDT
What's the problem? Aren't there commercials in Ireland?
haikued2 | Mar 19, 2011, 02:01 PM EDT
raynandsnow: I think that maybe art is competitive...of course you should "be true to yourself" whatever that really means, but do a little exercise in your mind: take one of your artistic creations and display it across the room from someone elses. Then have a 3rd party ask everyone coming through which is "better", meaning what to they like better. If your art doesn't get high marks, how do you feel about it? Be honest with yourself. If your reaction is "that's OK, I lke mine just fine" then perhaps you really are non-competitive, but virtually any feeling of rejection or rage against those stupid folks who like the other better, says you are competitive. By the way, you can do a lot of good art for sale and still remain "true to yourself", while affording housing and food and clothing.
haikued2 | Mar 19, 2011, 01:54 PM EDT
Much safer subject to discuss among buddies, but that has nothing to do with what they may like to do given a choice. The question to ask is: if you have a choice between playing football and having sex, what would you choose? If they say football, then Ireland is in real trouble, way beyond the economy.
raynandsnow | Mar 19, 2011, 01:39 PM EDT
Well I'm not one of those men ! I am an artist, and all artists tend to deal with, is women in their work ! Only jokeing, but in general artists tend to have no interest in sport, let alone soccer ! I think its because art was never meant to be competitive (even though sadly, it often is, in the world of making a living). I say always be true to yourself
mamaginnty | Mar 19, 2011, 12:06 PM EDT
Quite right Sirpeter, irish men do not talk about women when out with their friends, but when we women get into a huddle we never stop talking about the men folk. We love to see the boys out enjoying a match and a few pints after. But when they come home they are great fathers and lovers. Two or three matches a week let them enjoy. We women have the best of two worlds, out from under our feet then great to see them home again. There goes GEORGIE poor man has a phobia if the word irish is mentioned, such a jealous little git.
antoman | Mar 19, 2011, 11:16 AM EDT
@georgyboy.It never ceases to entertain me that you have to click a link,namely IrishCentral.com in order for you to leave your usual worthless disparaging comment.Thank you.
Liamkeyes | Mar 19, 2011, 11:11 AM EDT
I can't figure this one out. If 94 percent of Chinese men prefer to talk about soccer over sex, how come there's so many of them? It begs the question.
GeorgeDillon | Mar 19, 2011, 10:49 AM EDT
Backs up my own impression--Irish people are boring. It's a real myth that they are good conversationalists. And one of the most boring places in the world is a bar in Ireland. They're usually showing some English soccer game at full volume on TV, and the Irish punters are roaring and yelling and cursing. Don't be fooled by the Irish tourism promotions for pubs--most of them are dumps.
RobbCobb | Mar 19, 2011, 10:40 AM EDT
What's football? I must be the odd man out, because I NEVER think about football...just women.
carrickcourt | Mar 19, 2011, 10:39 AM EDT
Irish lads do love sport. Football is just one of many sports Irish lads love. The passion for GAA sport on a local level in Ireland is amazing. I remember seeing the banners for County GAA teams flying all over in my travels in Ireland.
srdools | Mar 19, 2011, 10:33 AM EDT
You can tell a woman wrote this piece.
LarryDoyle | Mar 19, 2011, 10:19 AM EDT
The population is still going up, Irish men may not be talking too much to the women but they are having some contact.
Towngate | Mar 19, 2011, 09:48 AM EDT
WHERE IS ALL THIS adoration of the antics of a few men in tight shorts by the majority of Irish 'manhood' over the appreciation of the fleamale form and all its joys and delights, going to lead? The present state of play is: endemic drunken and sober domestic violence when 'we' lose, and brief drunken attempts at celebratory reproduction when 'we' win!
jgravelle | Mar 19, 2011, 09:45 AM EDT
Makes sense. There's less hitting, kicking, elbowing, and punching in soccer... -jjg
irishwriter | Mar 19, 2011, 09:27 AM EDT
I think more about scoring off the field. Just sayin'
sirpeter | Mar 19, 2011, 07:53 AM EDT
For feck sake..Guy's never talk about women. It's an unspoken rule. You never know when the guy you are talking to is been head wreaked by his woman..This goes for all men.Men are much more sensitive in that way ,then women are.