17 MAY 1924, Page 10

It is gratifying to note that as a result of

the meeting held at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, when representatives from the various sections of the Tailteann Games in Dublin were present, it was decided to form a Council for the North of Ireland to co-operate with other parts of Ireland. As already announced in the Spectator, the Tailteann Games are to take place in August, and if Irishmen from north and south can co-operate in a joint national sporting enterprise, it will anyhow show that Irishmen are occasionally prepared to forget politics, the curse of the country, and remember that they are just Irishmen.