Flag football, which will be included in the Olympics ... from a few children tossing a ball back an forth to representing Ireland in international competition. "It all started with these guys ...

The Irish flag - or, in Irish, the 'Bratach na hÉireann' – was flown publicly for the first time on March 7, 1848 during that year's Young Irelander Rebellion in Waterford City at the Wolfe ...