Sport is where the heart is, as the Irish diaspora descends on Willawong for the Australasian Gaelic Championships

Echoing amongst the gum trees under the blazing sun of Willawong in Brisbane’s south is a sound typical of the Irish countryside for countless generations.

The thwack of a leather ball flying off an ash stick, the whip-like crack of ash on ash.

The ancient Irish sport of hurling has been a part of…