Ahern says young people need to be taught about the Troubles after Wolfe Tones crowd chant

Ahern says young people need to be taught about the Troubles after Wolfe Tones crowd chant

The Wolfe Tones drew thousands of concertgoers to the Electric Arena over the weekend — one of the biggest crowd ever seen at the arena in its 18-year history. Photo: Debbie Hickey/Getty Images

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said younger people need to be educated around the Troubles, the North and what people "lived through for 30 years" after thousands sang "Oh, ah, up the RA' at the Wolfe Tones concert at Electric Picnic.

The crowd sang the words while the band was performing its song Celtic Symphony. The Wolfe Tones drew thousands of concertgoers to the Electric Arena over the weekend — one of the biggest crowd ever seen at the arena in its 18-year history. 

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