Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

This is a good picture, however, and I will not detain the House. It is great to be here with Senator Eamonn Coghlan and the Minister of State, Deputy Ring. This is an Irish success story and the more people who become involved in sports in schools and universities the better. I am delighted that the students in universities, the treasurers and so on, organise clubs as well as well as playing on the field. That is grooming for all sorts of tasks they will discharge later in life. I am reminded of the old Victorian slogan, Mens sana in corpore sana; a healthy mind in a healthy body. That is the reason sports facilities were built around all the campuses, and it has been justified. Ireland is very good at sport. May it enjoy future success and may the Minister and Senator Eamonn Coghlan guide it on its way.

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