A song that perfectly captures a nation

A SONG sometimes sums up a nation and its people.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
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RTÉ’s programme, The Fields of Athenry, captured the essence of Irish sport and our people’s spirit.

The song captivates our imagination as a nation and fuses our troubled past with the current national situation.

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