Poll: Should every child be taught the words of Amhrán na bhFiann in primary school?
Leo Varadkar has said he believes it should be compulsory learning in primary school.
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Leo Varadkar has said he believes it should be compulsory learning in primary school.
There have been calls for the teaching of the national anthem to be added to the curriculum.
Some people even wrote their own.
Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill was less than impressed with a section of the crowd at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday.
RTÉ said that they were engaged in an active dialogue with the Irish Deaf Society.
The performance will take place in tandem with the Artane Band.
The new version of the anthem was performed by a Deaf choir accompanied by an army band piper in Leinster House yesterday.
A new report is due before the Seanad this afternoon.
New legislation could see people punished for misusing it.
Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daily said that there were a “number of submissions” asking for this.
What would be classed as misuse of the anthem, and how should potential misuses be punished?
The South Africa-born back-row has been learning the anthem in recent weeks.
Amhrán na bhFiann’s copyright expired three years ago.
Micheál Mac Donncha made the remarks on Facebook at the weekend.
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It’s to the tune of Amhrán Na Bhfiann but the lyrics have been changed.
AH AH-AHHH AHH AHHHHHHHHH.
His pronunciation needs work.
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It really, really shouldn’t.
The government says it will bring in new legislation if necessary to stop people from messing around with Amhrán na bhFiann.
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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”.
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