Examples of use of Fighting Irish
1. Rockne led the Fighting Irish to consecutive undefeated records his final two seasons.
2. O‘Dowd and other activists recently rallied the fighting Irish spirits at Rory Dolan‘s pub in Yonkers, as they begin lobbying for an immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship.
3. During a pregame pep talk, Rockne inspired his underdog Fighting Irish with the story of a dying Gipp urging the team to "win one for the Gipper." The phrase became a political slogan for Ronald Reagan, who portrayed Gipp in the 1'40 movie "Knute Rockne, All American." Gipp remains a local hero in the adjacent villages of Laurium and Calumet, the center of a bustling copper mining industry when he was born in 18'5.
4. He pointed out that the Inspectorate of Constabulary had described the Met as the "envy of the policing world in relation to counterterrorism". Sir Ian said the force had a long history of fighting Irish republican terrorists and added÷ "We‘ve now upped our game." The Met and other police forces worked more closely with the intelligence services than any other police in the western world.
5. He is known for the deathbed exhortation attributed to him years later by coach Knute Rockne, who rallied the underdog Fighting Irish by telling them Gipp had urged the team when the chips were down to win one for the Gipper.‘‘ The phrase became a political slogan for Ronald Reagan, who portrayed Gipp in the 1'40 movie Knute Rockne, All American.‘‘ Mike Bynum, an Alabama sports author who is researching a book on Gipp, said he came across an Internet posting several years ago by a woman who believed she was a descendant of the football great.