Ireland\'s Call was commissioned in 1995 by the Irish Rugby Football Union in a laudable attempt to provide an anthem which would represent ALL the people on the island of Ireland, and its All Ireland representative rugby teams. However, Ireland\'s Call is not a good enough song to be an Irish anthem, and pales in comparision to the many outstanding anthems such as \"La Marseillaise\", \"Land of My Fathers\" and \"Il Canto degli Italiani
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While we are fully supportive of the principle of an All Ireland anthem, we call upon the IRFU to replace Ireland\'s Call with an anthem that is not only representative of all the people on the island of Ireland but that it would be a song which would befit the proud musical heritage of this island and would allow our anthem to stand proud and tall amongst the world\'s finest anthems.
We suggest that the IRFU enlist the support of the Irish government and Northern Ireland Executive, to bring together the finest songwriters etc, to create a song worthy of support.
The increase in support has moved this proposal into the offices of several sports journalists who are now requesting formal statements. I am currently drafting a letter of intent to the IRFU committee to initiate a structured dialogue regarding the next steps for a replacement anthem.
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Siobhan Oliver
18 years ago
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It sounds like a bad jingle for a commercial. We have so much better music history than this rubbish.
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Liam Sharpe
18 years ago
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About time. That song is absolute torture to listen to before a match.
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Colm Gibson
18 years ago
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PLEASE get rid of it. hearing it makes me want to mute the telly every single time.
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Darragh Kennedy
18 years ago
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Total embarrassment. Even the players look like they dont want to sing it.
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Eimear Sloan
18 years ago
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It just lacks soul. Doesnt capture the spirit of the team at all.
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Niamh Kelly
18 years ago
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so cheesy and embarrassing when we play other teams. we can do so much better than this.
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Ireland\'s Call was commissioned in 1995 by the Irish Rugby Football Union in a laudable attempt to provide an anthem which would represent ALL the people on the island of Ireland, and its All Ireland representative rugby teams. However, Ireland\'s Call is not a good enough song to be an Irish anthem, and pales in comparision to the many outstanding anthems such as \"La Marseillaise\", \"Land of My Fathers\" and \"Il Canto degli Italiani
\"
While we are fully supportive of the principle of an All Ireland anthem, we call upon the IRFU to replace Ireland\'s Call with an anthem that is not only representative of all the people on the island of Ireland but that it would be a song which would befit the proud musical heritage of this island and would allow our anthem to stand proud and tall amongst the world\'s finest anthems.
We suggest that the IRFU enlist the support of the Irish government and Northern Ireland Executive, to bring together the finest songwriters etc, to create a song worthy of support.
The increase in support has moved this proposal into the offices of several sports journalists who are now requesting formal statements. I am currently drafting a letter of intent to the IRFU committee to initiate a structured dialogue regarding the next steps for a replacement anthem.
6 Comments
S
Siobhan Oliver
18 years ago
Featured
It sounds like a bad jingle for a commercial. We have so much better music history than this rubbish.
L
Liam Sharpe
18 years ago
Featured
About time. That song is absolute torture to listen to before a match.
C
Colm Gibson
18 years ago
Featured
PLEASE get rid of it. hearing it makes me want to mute the telly every single time.
D
Darragh Kennedy
18 years ago
Featured
Total embarrassment. Even the players look like they dont want to sing it.
E
Eimear Sloan
18 years ago
Featured
It just lacks soul. Doesnt capture the spirit of the team at all.
N
Niamh Kelly
18 years ago
Featured
so cheesy and embarrassing when we play other teams. we can do so much better than this.
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It sounds like a bad jingle for a commercial. We have so much better music history than this rubbish.