Health

Why the ‘Fighting Irish’ should fight their own outdated perceptions

To slightly misquote the old song: “They’re banning men and women from the wearing of the green.” Or to be more precise, they’ve been advising against the wearing of it in Belfast.

Notre Dame’s advice to avoid wearing green in Belfast shows how misguided stereotypes of Northern Ireland persist abroad The University of Notre Dame’s ice hockey team is due here soon for a tournament (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) To slightly misquote the old song: “They’re banning men and women from the wearing of the green.” Or to be more precise, they’ve been advising against the wearing of it in Belfast. The US University of Notre Dame, whose ice hockey team is due here soon for a tournament where they will compete with three other American teams, helpfully had issued some ‘know before you go’ guidelines to fans on what to wear.

Or rather, what not..