AN COIGREACH ALBANNACH , I understand your view on the Irish kilt, but my experience at games is that the Irish diaspora have no problem with it. Granted most don't know the history of how the Irish kilt came about. But "what's the beef about?," The kilt is the international symbol of being Gaelic/Celtic. All cultures recognize it. How wonderful that the Scottish Highland garment is that symbol! To differentiate between Scot and Irish, the Irish Gaelic League voted to make the kilt be of one color, cool. Doesn't look as nice as tartan, but cool! Fast forward a hundred years or so to today, and tartan setts are being designed for the Irish, Cornish, & Welsh too, not to name a host of other ethnic groups. Just recently on an Irish blog I read of folks wanting to know what their clan tartan was. Another I read said that he wished his Irish clan would pick a color and he didn't care if it was "hot pink." For me, I'd rather have a newly designed tartan. Granted, the history of the kilt belongs to the Highlanders, which should never be forgotten, but I like that the kilt represents the Gael/Celt today and hopefully it will into the future!