Readers' Blog: National pride sadly lacking in sports bodies

It was very disappointing and shameful to see just one of the Republic’s players singing our national anthem.

Readers' Blog: National pride sadly lacking in sports bodies
Wed, 27 Mar, 2019 - 00:00

It was very disappointing and shameful to see just one of the Republic’s players singing our national anthem.

In comparison, Gibraltar, which is not a country, had 10 out of 11 of their players singing what they see as their anthem.

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