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Amhrán na bhFiann

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Thursday 14 March, 2013

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Was this Donncha O’Callaghan’s final Amhrán na bhFiann?

14/03/13 3,324 Views 14 Comments

The Munster lock may have lined out with the Ireland team for the last time.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Saturday 2 February, 2013

From The Daily Edge Remix Na BhFiann This post contains videos This post contains audio

5 musical reasons Amhrán na bhFiann should not be remixed

02/02/13 6,998 Views 37 Comments

It really, really shouldn’t.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Sunday 27 January, 2013

Amhrán Na BhFiann

It’s official: copyright on the National Anthem has ended

27/01/13 13,734 Views 69 Comments

The government says it will bring in new legislation if necessary to stop people from messing around with Amhrán na bhFiann.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Tuesday 1 January, 2013

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: New Year’s Day

01/01/13 10,852 Views 8 Comments

Happy New Year! Here’s the nine things you need to know as you begin the first morning of 2013.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Tuesday 13 November, 2012

From The Score November Tests

‘I don’t see myself as a South African rugby player at all’ – Richardt Strauss

13/11/12 9,363 Views 23 Comments

Ireland’s new hooker had a baptism of fire against his native country on Saturday and is warming to the task.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Sunday 7 October, 2012

Opinion

Column: What’s the point of our national anthem today?

07/10/12 10,619 Views 124 Comments

The singing of Amhrán na bhFiann can be a powerful moment – or it can be embarrassing, writes Gerry Smyth. What are national anthems really for?

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Sunday 8 April, 2012

Easter Rising

Anthem composer and tricolour creator honoured at Glasnevin

08/04/12 4,439 Views 30 Comments

Peadar Kearney, who wrote Amhrán na bhFiann, and Edward Hollywood who created the national flag, were remembered.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Sunday 1 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge April Fools

Round-up: The best of today’s April Fool’s Day stories

01/04/12 19,845 Views 17 Comments

Twitter’s going down to 133 characters; Skype has solved the difficulty of poor coverage… and Bertie’s moving to Nigeria.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Sunday 5 February, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should the words ‘fianna fáil’ be dropped from the national anthem?

05/02/12 7,310 Views 153 Comments

Michael Noonan says the party was founded after the anthem was translated – but should we stop singing the words anyway?

Anthem

No plans to remove ‘Fianna Fáil’ from anthem or Defence Forces logo, says govt

05/02/12 3,477 Views 28 Comments

Michael Noonan says the Irish translation of the Soldier’s Song was made before Éamon de Valera founded his political party.

Defence Forces

Taoiseach rules out removing ‘FF’ from Defence Forces logo

05/02/12 28 Views No Comments

Enda Kenny has ruled out changing the logo of the Defence Forces in advance of 2016, or changing the national anthem.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Saturday 31 December, 2011

Copyright This post contains a poll

What will happen to Amhrán na bhFiann in 2012?

31/12/11 8,774 Views 63 Comments

The copyright expires on Amhran na bhFiann, the Irish national anthem, tomorrow – 70 years after its writer’s death. One TD says she does not want to see it used “as a jingle in an ad”.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Tuesday 26 July, 2011

Amhrán Na Laoch? This post contains a poll

FG senator wants to change words of National Anthem

26/07/11 3,013 Views 55 Comments

Jim Darcy told the Seanad that the words ‘Sinne Fianna Fáil’ were “appropriated” and should be changed back.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Friday 10 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Google Doodle

For those about to rock: how to play some songs on the Google Doodle

10/06/11 3,193 Views 21 Comments

The Les Paul Doodle proved such a hit that Google left it there for another day. Here’s some basic tunes to practice.

# amhran-na-bhfiann - Sunday 27 March, 2011

From The Score Back Pages

The Sunday Papers: some of the week’s best sportswriting

27/03/11 503 Views No Comments

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