Editing British Isles (section)

==Culture==
{{See also|Culture of Ireland|Culture of the United Kingdom|Sport in Ireland|Sport in the United Kingdom}}

[[File:Lords match in progress.jpg|thumb|One Day Cricket International at Lord's; England v Australia 10 July 2005]]
[[File:Pádraig Harrington 2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pádraig Harrington]] teeing off at [[the Open Championship]] ([[golf]]) [[2007 Open Championship|in 2007]]]]

The United Kingdom and Ireland have separate media, although British television, newspapers and magazines are widely available in Ireland,<ref>{{cite web |last=Moran |first=Albert |title=Ireland |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/I/htmlI/ireland/ireland.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214101405/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/I/htmlI/ireland/ireland.htm |archive-date=14 December 2007 |access-date=17 October 2008 |publisher=[[The Museum of Broadcast Communications]]}}</ref> giving people in Ireland a high level of familiarity with the culture of the United Kingdom. Irish newspapers are also available in the UK, and Irish state and private television are widely available in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/how-you-get-tg4-rte-one-and-rte-two#:~:text=The%20Republic%20of%20Ireland%20channels,an%20aerial%2C%20satellite%20and%20cable. |title=How you get TG4, RTE One and RTE Two |work=Nidirect |date=18 November 2015 |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref> Certain reality TV shows have embraced the whole of the islands, for example ''[[The X Factor (UK TV series)|The X Factor]]'', seasons 3, 4 and 7 of which featured auditions in Dublin and were open to Irish voters, whilst the show previously known as ''Britain's Next Top Model'' became ''[[Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model]]'' in 2011. A few cultural events are organised for the island group as a whole. For example, the [[Costa Book Awards]] are awarded to authors resident in the UK or Ireland. The [[Mercury Music Prize]] is handed out every year to the best album from a British or Irish musician or group.

Many globally popular sports had their modern rules codified in the British Isles, including golf, [[association football]], [[Cricket in the British Isles (disambiguation)|cricket]], [[Rugby football|rugby]], [[History of snooker|snooker]] and darts, as well as many minor sports such as [[croquet]], [[bowls]], [[pitch and putt]], [[History of water polo|water polo]] and [[Gaelic handball|handball]]. A number of sports are popular throughout the British Isles, the most prominent of which is association football. While this is organised separately in different national associations, leagues and national teams, even within the UK, it is a common passion in all parts of the islands. [[Rugby union]] is also widely enjoyed across the islands with four national teams from [[England national rugby union team|England]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. The [[British and Irish Lions]] is a team chosen from each national team and undertakes tours of the Southern Hemisphere rugby-playing nations every four years. Ireland plays as a united team, represented by players from both Northern Ireland and the Republic. These national rugby teams play each other each year for the [[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]] as part of the [[Six Nations Championship]]. Also, since 2001, the professional club teams of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa compete against each other in the [[United Rugby Championship]].

The [[Ryder Cup]] in golf was originally played between a United States team and a team representing Great Britain and Ireland. From 1979 onwards, this was expanded to include the whole of Europe.