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Standing For the National Anthem

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  • #32
    Fighting Irish
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    There is some excuse for people that don't stand for Amhran Na Bfiann, ie, they may be crippled, but there is absolutly no excuse for those that keep on talking and drinking.

    If I was in the UK I would shut up and respect their anthem likewise foreigners in our country should respect ours.

    I was at a function in Tipperary where the DJ was requested to play the anthem 3 times in a row until people finally got the message to STFU. Proper order.

    Some people realise they only have one life and standing and being quiet for one song isn't going to affect their lives in any good way


  • #33
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    City folk don't hear the National Anthem at the end of the night.

    *chews on potato*

    In towns around the country it's fairly common for (country) bands to finish their set with the anthem in pubs and DJs to play the song in the nite-clubs............if anything it's a good reminder to get the last pint in :pac:

    As for standing for it, I fail to see what's the problem. If you don't want to stand then don't, don't be an arse and criticise those who want to.

    People whinging about modern Ireland and all that.....


  • #34
    Balfie
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    Ronan Acidic Quota wrote: »
    This occasion still makes my hair stand on edge with pride..


    Have to fully agree. John Hayes shows his pride like no other.

    Me personally, I stand with pride no matter where I may be when the national anthem comes on.


  • #35
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    If you don't want to stand then don't, don't be an arse and criticise those who want to.

    Did you read the opening post?


  • #36
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Pride for what though? What did you do?


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  • #37
    thecool
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    In towns around the country it's fairly common for (country) bands to finish their set with the anthem in pubs

    CRYSTAL SWING :D


  • #38
    sensibleken
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    Play ghost town by the specials. that'll get em standing


  • #39
    prinz
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    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    It was actually stopped half way through and then started from the beginning again.

    That's just as disrespectful to the anthem as not standing or being quiet enough. :rolleyes:

    I'll stand and pay due respect if the song is being treated with respect, i.e. in an official capacity, NOT by a band/DJ in a pub/niteclub. If I'm in the pub watching sport or some such and the anthem is on I would keep silent. That said I'll do the same for any other anthems too. The worst thing is a certain set of muppets who will willfully attempt to disrupt anthems of other countries, particularly our neighbours to the east,.... and then bitch about tourists not paying enough respect to ours.


  • #40
    Jagera
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    I was in an Irish pub in London (on a stag do) when the Irish Anthem broke out.

    Some stood, some didn't, some cared, some didn't, but arguments went on for ages. It was crap.


  • #41
    Pace2008
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    What kind of ****hole club plays the national anthem at the end of the night?


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  • #42
    Adam
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    Pace2008 wrote: »
    What kind of ****hole club plays the national anthem at the end of the night?
    cavan nightclubs


  • #43
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Pace2008 wrote: »
    What kind of ****hole club plays the national anthem at the end of the night?
    Plenty of places outside Dublin.

    Most motorcycle rallies around the country also have it played.


  • #44
    Pace2008
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    Oh, and remember guys - being a patriot isn't about working hard for your country and paying your taxes.

    It's about having an Éire tattoo on your arm, possessing a 26 + 6 = 1 bumper sticker, and standing for the national anthem at the end of a drinking session.


  • #45
    Run_to_da_hills
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    prinz wrote: »
    That's just as disrespectful to the anthem as not standing or being quiet enough. :rolleyes:

    .
    It was the only way to get the attention of the crowd, I couldn't see anything wrong with this as long as a full uninterupted version was played at the end.


  • #46
    krudler
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    meh, couldnt care less tbh, I'll stand at an event or just keep quiet if its playing at a wedding (of course any dj who plays it is a crap dj, end of story)


  • #47
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Renn wrote: »
    Pride for what though? What did you do?

    Well I can only speak for myself.

    I've served under our flag at home and abroad, I've worn it on my shoulder with pride in myself, my country and the reputation we've brought with us, and the excellent work we've done.

    I've saluted comrades whose coffins were draped in our flag.

    Pride in my anthem, country, flag & comrades goes hand in hand.


  • #48
    twinQuins
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    As I don't endorse nationalism - and don't really understand it - I don't care about showing respect for, what to me, is just a song; It has no meaning to me.

    My heart is not stirred whenever I hear it, no more so than most other songs. I don't begrudge others standing for it but, by the same token, I would also expect the same courtesy shown to me.


  • #49
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Well no, I don't have any pride in what other people have done. I acknowledge it certainly, but pride is something totally different. Fwiw, I've a pretty big interest in Irish history, read up on it quite a bit, have visited numerous historic sites, but that's as far as it goes tbh. I don't even know the words to the national anthem so it's probably best I steer well clear of it all.

    Can you not respect other people's decisions in a pub?


  • #50
    Canis Lupus
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    I'd (not happily) die for Ireland if it was required (I imagine we're safe enough from invasion so it's likely I'll never have to worry about it) but I can't be arsed to stand for that song.


  • #51
    Adam
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    Ronan Acidic Quota wrote: »
    Well I can only speak for myself.

    I've served under our flag at home and abroad, I've worn it on my shoulder with pride in myself, my country and the reputation we've brought with us, and the excellent work we've done.

    I've saluted comrades whose coffins were draped in our flag.

    Pride in my anthem, country, flag & comrades goes hand in hand.
    and whether i do or do not stand for a song does not change my respect for such actions, however if you told me off for not standing in a pub i'd think less of you as a person.


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  • #52
    Bottle_of_Smoke
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    I think I'd stand for any national anthem if I was in their country. Its only gonna be a minute or two, and to be honest sends out a much more pronounced political statement if you insist on remaining seated for such a short amount of time.


  • #53
    Run_to_da_hills
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    The day Amhran Na Bfiann is replaced by "Ode to Joy" is the time that we should no longer stand and respect the replacement anthem.


  • #54
    Aldebaran
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    I'd always stand for it at a sporting event, but I rarely pay any attention to it when it's played at the end of the night in a pub or club, which happens regularly where I'm from.


  • #55
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Adam wrote: »
    if you told me off for not standing in a pub i'd think less of you as a person.


    Well every time I did I was a bouncer, so you'd probably have thought less of me regardless :P

    Its really a simple matter of having a few minutes of respect for those around you and nothing else.


  • #56
    Ush1
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    I wouldn't stand particularly for it in a nightclub/pub/etc... because it's a totally hollow reason to play the national anthem for.

    If it's an actual occasion worthy of playing the anthem, I will happily stand.


  • #57
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Ush1 wrote: »
    I wouldn't stand particularly for it in a nightclub/pub/etc... because it's a totally hollow reason to play the national anthem for.

    If it's an actual occasion worthy of playing the anthem, I will happily stand.

    But at least I hope you stay quite and show some respect for it. People that that don't shut up and show some respect may as well be trampling over the national flag at the same time.


  • #58
    george27
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    "The country is a shambles were being ripped off left right and centre oh i tell you id feck off to austrailia if i had the chance"... oh heres the national anthem we better stand and show our respect... thats the typical scene in a pub. Who said you have to stand to show respect for the national anthem?
    If your a catholic do you drop everything and say the angelius at 12 and 6 to show your respect to your church????


  • #59
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Ronan Acidic Quota wrote: »
    Well every time I did I was a bouncer, so you'd probably have thought less of me regardless :P

    Its really a simple matter of having a few minutes of respect for those around you and nothing else.

    But you won't respect those around you? Hmmm...


  • #60
    Pace2008
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    I've come to the conclusion that if I ever end up in a club that plays Amhrán na BhFiann I will stand up…

    then walk right out the door and make a note not to return to the kip.


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  • #61
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Pace2008 wrote: »
    I've come to the conclusion that if I ever end up in a club that plays Amhrán na BhFiann I will stand up…

    then walk right out the door and make a note not to return to the kip.
    In that case you won't have many choices to go to in some parts of the country. :p


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