National Anthem at the end of the night?

mikemac

What say ye? Approve? Disapprove?

From working a barman it was played at just about every wedding and function as the lights come on.
Not a big nightclub goer, I haven't seen it in Galway or Dublin city but for sure it's the done thing in the rural midlands.

I've no doubt this has been raised before in AH, but so has every topic!
And the last thread I found was 2004

Does it happen in the places you go to?

My name is URL

I've seen it in some places, usually done by crappy and unoriginal DJs or as a signal to drink up and GTFO

FunkZ

It'll do for breakfast and dinner too! Fcukin' love Prince.

mrs moneypenny

Personally, I don't see the need for it to be played at the end of the night. We're too multi-cultural now.

lasair

It happens in the county of galway alot...usually thats my cue to get outta the club before the trouble happens...

ShooterSF

mrs moneypenny wrote: »

Personally, I don't see the need for it to be played at the end of the night. We're too multi-cultural now.

Our national anthem is still the same though.

A Neurotic

Yeah, they do this in the local nightclub every week. Bit stupid.

TheZohanS

Don't see it a whole lot but it's a great idea.

It's nice for tourists too, I always get a chill down my back when it's played at matches etc.

dlofnep

mrs moneypenny wrote: »

We're too multi-cultural now.

No we're not.

Jesus.

ChocolateSauce

Sounds like a retarded idea to me. Much better to have a funny outro.

Spiritoftheseventies

They do sing the anthem in certain pubs in dublin. Know of one on the quays that used to play it.

Super-Rush

After a wedding, party etc yes but in a niteclub or bar i wouldn't/don't play it. It eliminates the 'One more tune' sh1te when you play it and lets people know its time to fcuk off home.

Spiritoftheseventies

Always find the ideal strange but I guess some punters get a bit patriotic with a few jars on them. Always thought the place for national anthem was last thing at night on Tv and at gaa games.

Ruu_Old

Please stand for our national anthem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4

stovelid

A tradition that is retarded beyond belief.

Never see it up here really. Only when I'm down in the boglands.

Mimikyu

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4zn76tysfajdxp

I don't really mind them playing it so much. The only problem I would have with it is that it's usually used as an indication for everyone to fuck off home, which isn't something I appreciate at two in the morning when I'm having a good time.

Spiritoftheseventies

Malcolm Tall Menu wrote: »

I don't really mind them playing it so much. The only problem I would have with it is that it's usually used as an indication for everyone to fuck off home, which isn't something I appreciate at two in the morning when I'm having a good time.

Never any good time to leave a pub though!

Max Power1

ive only heard it in connaught/midlands tbh. Never in dublin. Bit antiquated these days!

GlasnevinRed

Can stand it to be honest. Happens in a few of the places I go to.

Biggins

Not bothered besides - given that some will vote for the Lisbon treaty, it will soon be replaced if possible within 5 to 10 years with the EU national anthem.

Run_to_da_hills

In a time of crisis like now where we are in Great danger of loosing our country to wealthy foreign baffoons, we should all stand up firm and respect our National Anthem.

You may not have it for much longer.

trad

The Merry Ploughboy pub up in Edmondstown Road, Rathfarnham always play it to finish the night. Great to be nationalistic.

Reminds me of the one where the yank goes up to the singer and asks when are they playing "shoving conny around the green"
(Seo libh canaidh Amhrán na bhFiann)

Tackeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


fúcking chavfest finisher. I hate it! Don't get me wrong it's an ok song, even if it's completely out of touch with modern times but to have fat **** stand around as if they have devoted any sort of time in their lives to knowing anything fact about ANYTHING....

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH... BLAH BLAHblah blah blah blaaaaaahaaha

Whenever the national anthem comes on I scream that.

PCros

mrs moneypenny wrote: »

Personally, I don't see the need for it to be played at the end of the night. We're too multi-cultural now.

Stupid statemeant.

Spiritoftheseventies

Dont go there mate. Loads still moaning about the Angelus before six!

Royal Seahawk

Jay D wrote: »

Tackeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


but to have fat **** stand around as if they have devoted any sort of time in their lives to knowing anything fact about ANYTHING....

How do you know they haven't? Did you ask them personally?
And what has their weight got to do with anything?

Kelda09

mrs moneypenny wrote: »

Personally, I don't see the need for it to be played at the end of the night. We're too multi-cultural now.

Can't really say it bothers me one way or another. As a person from the 'boglands' it's not played in all pubs or clubs here but I find most people don't even pay any attention to it so I don't think it's an issue. As for us being too multi national now, I've yet to meet a foreign national who has taken offence or been bothered one way or another by it, and multi national country or not it's still Ireland, that shouldnt make a difference to the anthem being played.

ArthurGuinness

I never heard it being played in a club. But I play in bands and there is some pubs around the South East and Dublin that we wouldnt get out of alive if we didnt play it. I think it should be played everywhere tho, show some national spirit, alot of people died so we could sing it. Much rather it than god save the queen

Namlub

Always played it at the end of the ceili every night in Irish college, presumably to stop the *cough* inevitable "One more choon"....

Kalashnikov_Kid

I think people are a bit deluded thinking this is a show of nationalist pride - more like a lazy way of telling punters to GTFO tbh.

GlasnevinRed

Deleted User wrote: »

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH... BLAH BLAHblah blah blah blaaaaaahaaha

Whenever the national anthem comes on I scream that.

And he's not just saying that to be funny.:D

K-Ren

They used to do it in Irish college at the end of a ceili, I always liked it, I actually knew my national anthem for a while, I don't think anything's wrong with that.

Made me feel all piratey.

Poccington

ArthurGuinness wrote: »

I never heard it being played in a club. But I play in bands and there is some pubs around the South East and Dublin that we wouldnt get out of alive if we didnt play it. I think it should be played everywhere tho, show some national spirit, alot of people died so we could sing it. Much rather it than god save the queen

Show some national pride? By playing our anthem in a club or pub for a load of people that are for the most part far too rubber to actually sing it or else just don't know the words?

That's not national pride, it's complete disrespect for the national anthem.

curry-muff

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

Sounds like a retarded idea to me. Much better to have a funny outro.

Should play the benny hill theme

Kalashnikov_Kid

curry-muff wrote: »

Should play the benny hill theme

Actually there's a well known niteclub in Dundalk that plays the Cheers themesong religiously as its final choon every night.

'Sometimes you wanna go

WHERE EVERY BODY KNOWS YOUR NAAAAAME...'

Cheesy 80s pop FTW

11811

Poccington wrote: »

Show some national pride? By playing our anthem in a club or pub for a load of people that are for the most part far too rubber to actually sing it or else just don't know the words?

That's not national pride, it's complete disrespect for the national anthem.

Ah sure half of night-club attendees probably think its that latest Tiesto 12"
daycent choon boi!!!

Ross_Mahon

There is only one National Anthem that will bring a tear to my eye...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yDrtNEr_5M

AckwelFoley

mikemac wrote: »

What say ye? Approve? Disapprove?

From working a barman it was played at just about every wedding and function as the lights come on.
Not a big nightclub goer, I haven't seen it in Galway or Dublin city but for sure it's the done thing in the rural midlands.

I've no doubt this has been raised before in AH, but so has every topic!
And the last thread I found was 2004

Does it happen in the places you go to?

yes, about 15 years ago.

Not anymore - perhaps in student zones, but not anywhere on town i know of

Rebelheart

Biggins wrote: »

Not bothered besides - given that some will vote for the Lisbon treaty, it will soon be replaced if possible within 5 to 10 years with the EU national anthem.

I expect better from you than this sort of scaremongering, Biggins.

Rebelheart

Back in the glory days when a slew of us would regularly jump on the bus from Naaaaaavan and end up in Oasis in Carrickmacross, at the time Ireland's largest nightclub, there would be a couple of thousand of us standing for Amhrán na bhFiann at the end of the night. I've never heard it sung so loudly, especially when something happened up the road that day or week.

Great days. Great craic. 14-hole Doc Martens. The Clash. SLF. The Sex Pistols. The Pogues. Passionate Fenian birds. Absolutely 'moon', as every great thing was called in Naaaaaavan in those days.

Biggins

Rebelheart wrote: »

I expect better from you than this sort of scaremongering, Biggins.

Its AH, there always has to be a punchline of AH calibre!
It wouldn't be AH otherwise.

We have just under 4 weeks of info' stuff (for/against) all again so people should be WELL informed if they are really interested and willing to do the work.

Mc Love

Its not played in Limerick City but whenever i am in Nenagh - its played in the legendary Maximus nightclub

Run_to_da_hills

I once played in a Bar in Tipp where the manager told me to repeat Amhran Na Bfiann three times in a row because some idiot would not stand up and pay attention.