The struggles of singing an anthem from the same hymn sheet

The story of the anthems offers a sharp insight into how a United Ireland has been imagined by too many of those who profess to desire it as something that is united only in geography but not in much else, writes Paul Rouse.

The desire of tribal politicians to use sport to advance their own particular brand of identity politics is not new.

But, time and again, it reveals the contradictions that almost always lie at the heart of their opportunism.