Football or rugby - which is the people’s sport? @ghook argues it out with Andrew Lowry

Oct 13, 2015, 10:41 AM

Its been a big week of Sport for the whole of Ireland, with Northern Ireland Qualifying for the Euros, The Republic of Ireland will play a two leg qualifier in the hope of joining NI and the Ireland rugby team are through to the quarter finals of the World Cup. But which sport can claim to be the game of the people? Well according to Rugby commentator George Hook football is very much the game of the people as he says Rugby doesn't quite capture the emotions and fanbase of all strands of Irish society. George joined Stephen this morning and we also spoke to journalist Andrew Lowry