Irish Rugby Anthem necessary evolution
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The necessity to maintain a United front in Irish Rugby, joining the North and South of Ireland under one Rugby banner, is necessary not only to have a strong all-Irish side, but also to show how all inhabitants of this wonderful Island can unite and excel arm in arm towards common goals. Ireland's all-Ireland rugby team was always a shining beacon of hope, across all sectarian divides, throughout decades of darkness in thought and in deed.
The move from Amhrain na Bfiann, and God save the Queen, to a United anthem in 'Ireland's call' in 1995 was a welcome and necessary step forward, coinciding with great strides made on the road towards peace and reconciliation in Ireland.
My motion, in this evolutionary process of anthem, is for the rousing lament 'There is an isle' to be instated as our National Rugby Anthem. As demonstrated by Ireland's Call in the 2007 World Cup, Irish Rugby needs a Rousing Anthem for the fans, the country and most importantly the players. We all know about the emotive failings of the noble Ireland's call. It's time to build on its ideals, and give us all something to sing about.
Please sign this petition, to eventually be publicised and shown to the IRFU, if you are in favour of 'There is an isle'; A poem written by a Scotsman, put to music by a Limerick school teacher in 1924, and guaranteed to put a lump in your throat every time the boys in green give us their all. The song is about the land; the island of Ireland. Gone are the references to any of its people. It is about this rock without which we wouldnt be Irishmen; something everyone can share despite the creeds beneath which we kneel .For PRIDE!!!! For IRELAND!!!
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