Let’s have the anthem instead of a pub song

THE sight of a proud Namibian rugby player with tears in his eyes as he faced his national flag and sang his national anthem before representing his country at the World Cup was a lot more inspiring than the sight of the Irish team facing a cartoon flag while singing along to a karaoke tune.

To ignore the national flag and anthem on the world stage is nothing short of disgrace.

Ireland’s Call is a pub song.