FG plans to change 'unfair' national anthem

[Bunclody75]

FG plans to change 'unfair' national anthem

From Sunday Tribune

FINE GAEL plans to change the words of the national anthem if it is elected to the next government, the Sunday Tribune has learned.
A top-level party committee has recommended the change, to the first line of 'Amhran Na bhFiann', in order to "best reflect the needs of the changing Ireland".

Under the plan, the line "Sinne Fianna Fail, ata faoi gheall ag Eireann" will change to "Sinne Fine Gael, ata faoi gheall ag Eireann".

The Fine Gael committee, chaired by Mayo councillor Tadhg O'Gormleine, argues that the use of the phrase 'Fianna Fail' in the opening line of the anthem "confers an unfair party political advantage" on its main opponents.

"Basically since the foundation of the state, every crowd at a sporting event, every group attending a wedding, every child learning the anthem in school is singing the name of the biggest political party, " O'Gormleine told the Sunday Tribune.

"It's no coincidence that Fianna Fail has been in power for most of that time. You wouldn't get it in Zimbabwe."

http://www.tribune.ie/printarticle.t...ws/Home%20News

[rkeane]

would that be part the "contract" ?

[Johnny]

Tadhg O "Gormléine", indeed......

Happy April Fools Day........

[smiffy]

I think I prefer the Observer story about Blair.

[Bunclody75]

Anyone spot anymore???

For one horrible moment I fell for it, after all who could forget eircom shares and hoodies in 2002?

Maybe that FF luntaic obsessed with deer taking advantage of his cows last week was jusy an early one?

[Eddiepops]

This household was taken in hook line and sinker :/

Shame on us

[RUMOUR MONGER]

Anyone spot anymore???

For one horrible moment I fell for it, after all who could forget eircom shares and hoodies in 2002?

Maybe that FF luntaic obsessed with deer taking advantage of his cows last week was jusy an early one?

you fell for it completly ya sap

[Desigol1979]

Just not let my Granny read this report. :wink:

[Stíofán]

A O.K April Fools joke but there is actually historical precedence for this!

I think the original words were 'sine lochra gael...', they were changed to 'sinne fianna fáil..' by Dev, and back to the less partisan 'sine lochra gael' by the first inter-party government, and changed back to 'sine Fianna Fáil' when that government fell. Its documented in a piece in one of Olivia O'Learys books Political Animals, I think

[baldur0300]

I was ready to go Civil War on their asses when I read it first.

Took me a while to realise the date