Sovereignty of the State increasingly weakening

I SHARE the frustration and indignation at Ireland’s Call being referred to as the national anthem when the Irish rugby team play abroad.

Those who view this action as an attack on the sovereignty of this state have a valid case. Recent events support this view.

Following an insidious and persistent campaign, the Irish State succumbed to pressure from a small, unrepresentative anglocentric neo-unionist minority to participate in the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies of the Royal British Legion, thereby rejecting the national day of commemoration which was set aside to honour with dignity all those Irish who died in all wars, including service with the United Nations.