EA Sports has apologized for putting "The Soldier's Song," traditionally sung at United Ireland games, in place of Northern Ireland's national anthem, "God Save the Queen," in UEFA Euro 2008. Northern Ireland's Londonderry Sentinel reports fans were surprised to hear the anthem representing their country's victory in the game.
What we're surprised to hear is that it took until now for this faux pas to come out. UEFA Euro 2008 released back in April. Was nobody playing as the Northern Irish team?
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a bit ironic considering we're forced to listen to the god awful "Irelands Call" during rugby matches...
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In football (soccer) however there are two separate teams representing each country respectively so you would expect that they'd get the anthem right.
And you're right, "Ireland's Call" *is* a terrible song.
You have to love Amhrán na bhFiann at the start of GAA matches...even if the crowd usually manages to drown out the last 2 lines!
And the reason the last two lines are drowned out is because, along with the opening line, this is the only part of the anthem most Irish people know in their native tongue!
:)
Oh, and no, like most people I know I don't know the song past "Sinne Fianna Fail, Ata fe gheall ag Eirinn". Irish isn't my strong point. :P
but yes, i do need to brush up on the anthem everytime the championship comes around ;)
Out of curiosity though, are there any great works of literature in Gaelic? Epic poetry or anything like that?
this came of the top of my head
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1in_B%C3%B3_C%C3%BAailnge
and theres plenty more if you look
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WTF? I must have missed the memo saying they'll play the Euros every year?
Of course none of the home nations reached Euro 2008 anyway so why any of them are in there is mystery to me...
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For all you US visitors who may be mildly interested in where the US sits in the grand scale of things: you're 30th. Not too shabby at all!
When Lambe scored in the final minute the place erupted and didn't stop celebrating until the next morning.
Got no sleep and walked into a meeting the next day looking like I'd been on the p1ss all night.
DAMN YOU DEUTSHLAND!
but yeah, that was a great night :D
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Nobody was playing Northern Ireland. Nobody was playing any team. Nobody was playing the game. Nobody is playing the game. Nobody is going to play the game. It is an EA game.
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Im suprised its taken this long to come out
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As far as I'm concerned, it's the same bloody country.
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This is a gaming blog, so kindly fuck off
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The only time the Ireland has been United is under British rule, before that it was never "whole".
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Like I could care I live in America, I am Irish, but I still don't have any says it what the Irish should do and I shouldn't try to say I know what they should do, I don't have the right.
I mean no offens to the N. Irish since I don't know what the Irish people truly went through during those dark times I can say anything.
If someone didn't like my comment o well it was a joke to get someone wild up and it worked nuff said.
once again I don't hate the N. Irish I love everyone........ but those damn scots
You'll notice that I didn't mention my political opinions whatsoever and just pointed out that you were wrong to say what you did, where you did.
I saw your "apology" and it's nice that you were able to row back somewhat from insanity. But the defence "i was trying to piss people off" isn't the strongest one i've heard.
Oh screw this, i could go on for hours here but the bottom line is - grow up.
Like I daw on family matters last night Carl tells steve he hates him then steve hooks Carl up to a lie detector and asks him if he really hates him and Carl says no he whishs he could take that back but he can't.
Carl said sticks and stones my brake my bones but words my never hurt me is a lie words hurt alot and I will say it again I am sorry.
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Just to buck the trend, I must admit I quite like Ireland's Call - and I'm from Roscommon. So go figure....
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I never heard any of the songs (I don't really know why I should have since I love my heritage). I haven't seen much of Irish soccer ether but I did see that youtube clip about the great win or what not, I can't remeber what the game was but it was a epic battle of a old game it was like a 1-0 win and it was I think Galways only championship in like 30 years or something.
Yea I am not going to bother and look that up but it was probably not Galway it my have been Mayo since I was looking up things about Mayo
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plus i was in galway over the weekend and happened to be in a taxi when i heard that the roscommon minors beat the galway equivalant by a point! Delicious!
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I love the world and was just being a dick once again my bad if I could I would delete my comment but I can't sorry.
Now get over it and play the game
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As you say in your further comments, you are a dick.
Good Day Sir
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