On a Saturday in September, pubs and bars throughout Ireland and South Africa were heaving as rugby fans gathered to watch their teams go head-to-head in the Rugby World Cup. Around 2pm Central Time, about 5,990 miles from Dublin on a commercial strip in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the game’s opening rituals and commentators were being broadcast on a big screen at Kieran’s Irish Pub, a hangout of the classic Irish countryside persuasion.
AN UNLIKELY HUB
Oct 20, 2023
3 minutes
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