Embarrassment As Ireland Forget To Send Team For First Ever Olympic Hurling Event

IRELAND may have realistic expectations when it comes to securing a medal or two at the 2024 Olympic Games, but there would have been no more certain gold than in the inaugural hurling event which scandalously, the Irish Olympic Federation failed to enter a team into.

“We got an email about it alright, but we thought it was a piss take” defended Team Ireland officials, who were on hold with the IOC helpline after pressing 2 for the ‘if you forget to submit a team for what is your national sport’ option.

Matters have been made even more grave after the revelation that following the airing of the All-Ireland final on BBC in the UK, the Great Britain team scrambled to form a hurling team and are in line to medal if the draw opens up in their favour.

“There’s messing up and then there’s this, Christ almighty,” a lost looking official said as they watched the opening round of the hurling, a match between Fiji and Suriname, which resembled the worst junior B match you’ve ever watched.

“We would have walked this fecking event even if we only let Kerry hurlers compete, that was a gold just waiting for us. How did ye fuck this up. An inquiry is needed,” Tánaiste Micheál Martin said in a leaked phone call to Team Ireland officials obtained by WWN.

UPDATE:n Some comfort can be taken from the fact that a French commentator was overheard expressing his complete shock when told the participants in hurling don’t even get paid to play.