Mangling the anthem

I cringed on Friday before the Ireland v Sweden game to hear our national anthem being mangled (again!) at a major sporting event.

Mangling the anthem
Tue, 10 Sep, 2013 - 01:00
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Amhrán na bhFiann is not a pop song and the least we deserve is to have it sung in the correct tempo by a singer who can pronounce the words properly.

Gerry Motherway

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