God Save The Queen played without incident at HQ

Tens of thousands of Ireland and England rugby fans today stood shoulder to shoulder as their historic clash at the home of Gaelic games began without incident today.

Tens of thousands of Ireland and England rugby fans today stood shoulder to shoulder as their historic clash at the home of Gaelic games began without incident today.

Weeks of debate was finally put to an end when the British national anthem was played as the two teams lined out at Croke Park in Dublin for the first time.

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