Smoked salmon is considered an Irish specialty, as are Irish stew and Irish lamb. Tea is the most common drink. Breakfast usually are large, including such foods as bacon and eggs. The main meats eaten for dinner include chicken, pork, beef, and mutton. The Irish are sports oriented, and most weekends include some sporting activities for the family or individual.
Gaelic football is played with a round ball and seems like a cross between soccer and basketball.
Players can touch the ball with their hands, but they cannot pick it up from the ground. The ball is punched, not thrown, and it can be kicked. Teams score for getting the ball into a soccer-type net but can also make points for putting it over the top of the goal. Soccer, rugby, sailing, cycling, golf, and horse racing are also favorite activities. Ireland's national soccer team competed in the 1994 World Cup.