"Ireland's Call. Rousing battle cry or jaunty inanity? Essential compromise or cultural fudge? Uniting a people or pandering to the Nordies?"
"Has any other piece of music so objectively inoffensive caused quite so much offence? Is it still necessary? Is it more necessary than ever?"
Ireland's Call is a rugby anthem that is not universally loved. The anthem emerged from Phil Coulter and entered wider culture. Opinions range from seeing it as a rousing battle cry to dismissing it as jaunty inanity. Some view it as an essential compromise necessary for representing the whole island; others consider it a cultural fudge that panders to Northern communities. Critics question whether a piece of music so objectively inoffensive has caused so much offence. Debates continue about whether the anthem remains necessary and whether it is more necessary than ever.
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