NHL FAN REACTS to The Anthems from Ireland vs England at Croke Park 2007

[@nialld2638]

Literal blood and murder was carried out on those fields. The significance of same could not and won’t ever be forgotten. We Irish turned up on that day , we don’t forget

[@eugeneoconnellniceplace1287]

And the Irish beat the hell out of the English wat A great day for Ireland 🇮🇪

[@delgirldel]

Dirty West Brits sang and clapped louder for Irelands Call, a travesty.

[@studslannigan6286]

@@delgirldel Phil Coulter from Derry wrote Ireland's Call for the benefit of the ulster planters in the squad but they never sing it anyway so what's the point🤔🤔 Amhrán na bhFiann ABU ALWAYS🎵🎶🎵

[@delgirldel]

@@studslannigan6286 Always my friend !

[@studslannigan6286]

@@delgirldel 😉

[@Shenanigan5]

Yep....its complicated. That stadium is Croke Park. It had been used exclusively for Irish sports known as Gaelic Games, no "English" sports were allowed play there. On 21st of November 1920, during a Gaelic game at Croke Park, the British army opened fire on the players and spectators killing 14 and wounding 60 in a day in Irish history known as Bloody Sunday. The fact that an "English" game was now being played there for the first time was a big enough event, let alone the British national anthem being sung! Also, the reason some Irish players were emotional and others weren't is due to the fact Northern Ireland and The Republic Of Ireland play as one team. The national anthem played is that of The Republic, the last song is not a national anthem, its called Irelands Call and is usually sung instead of Irelands national anthem due to the fact the team consists of players from both nations. As I said....its complicated.

[@oliversabiston1261]

Dang never heard about this is that what the song bloody Sunday is based off

[@Nh-hs5jy]

@@oliversabiston1261 No that song was based off the killing of civilians by British soldiers in the 70s in Northern Ireland.

[@jw3505]

@@yoshi0k262 Contrast that with the England vs. Scotland football match which just happened at Wembley - booing each other’s anthems. Another reason why Rugby is the better sport.

[@ConnbineHarvester]

I'm glad you said it, I found this clip and thought "damn, explaining this is gonna take a while."

[@ConnbineHarvester]

@@yoshi0k262 I'd never boo anyone's anthem, I wince when I see that in soccer.

[@n4s98]

Some of the players didn't sing because they're protestant, the first anthem is strictly the republic of Ireland, while Ireland's call is for all of Ireland

[@John-nf9ip]

Let's just say because he is a Unionist. Religion has nothing to do with it. There are Protestants in the Republic too.

[@sionnach.1374]

Ye but they'd consider themselves brits if they could

[@Ouiskey]

republic of Ireland and all of Ireland is the same thing

[@tzer_0649]

The Irish clapping the end of the English anthem shows the sheer class of the Irish people even though our history with the English.

[@melvynobrien6193]

Goddamn wimps; no wonder Michael Collins was able to surrender a quarter of our country, with all these woosies in Dublin. The crown murdered my g-grandfather John Mandeville, while he served a 2-month term in Tullamore Gaol for leading the Cork Land League. The apartheid, racist settlers in NI continue to shit on us, with no power-sharing after 25 yrs of the bogus GFA.

[@garethcleere3460]

Traters ruby is English upper class game anyway

[@jamesbyrne4181]

west brit scum who were in Croke park for the 1st time.

[@Rumpfunk]

@@garethcleere3460 Christ! Where to start here?

[@tireachan6178]

​@@garethcleere3460I'd say your grammar and spelling is even worse as gaelige, an bhfuil?

[@Dreyno]

Ireland smashed England that day. 43-13.

[@bradpayne3244]

Of course they did as always 🇨🇮

[@jellywith.freaks9052]

#irishforlife 😂

[@bradpayne3244]

@Andrew Lenny my bad 🇮🇪

[@tsmeman63]

No worries Brad, I always have to be careful too when I use Ireland’s flag emoji (fortunately it often appears as a choice when I type Ireland). I love to use hearts, I can’t go wrong: 💚🤍🧡

[@eatmyshorts5455]

#proudtobeirish

[@thebomb78]

Croke Park - a historic stadium and a reminder of our proud Irish culture. 🇮🇪

[@raymonddixon7603]

Alsova reminder of our sectarianism unfortunstely.

[@jamesbyrne4181]

@@raymonddixon7603 how exactly?

[@raymonddixon7603]

@@jamesbyrne4181 Well the GAA itself has a disgraceful past in trying to suppress other sports it perceived as foreign games. It still lingers on to this day. They even banned people for playing other sports, crazy as it might seem in todays world. I grew up in these dark times with the GAA, the Church and FF supporting the narrative.

[@36814]

The " tiny " guy - Peter Stringer - is 170cm , 5foot 7 inches tall. Hardly a dwarf but in comparison to the others he looks minute . Also he is one of the best players Ireland has ever produced despite his small stature.

[@giorgiobarbieri2961]

I wrote and article on him. Pure Irish fighting Spirit

[@danieljohnbbath]

From an Englishman... Stringer was 🔥🔥🔥

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

@@danieljohnbbath The heel tap master

[@casino3340]

We were fortunate to have Peter at the back end of his career for half a season at the falcons. Easily the best scrum half I've ever seen, pleasure to watch.

[@ko0974]

Have any of you seen him on the Irish sas he was a man mountain ...nothing stoped him ..he could have re done that mountain walk again at the end !

[@alicemiller9304]

Very emotional day for the Irish. Their forebears were attacked en masse by the English during a Gaelic Football match at Croke Park 1920. 14 killed and many more injured. Huge significance that our teamwere able to play that match at all on that sacred ground. So many players crying during the anthem. But it was St Paddy's Day and we won. Sometimes wonder if the English were also overwhelmed 😪☘💚

[@barrylynch3602]

game was played on 24 February 2007 (not St Patrick's Day)

[@HaveMonkeyWillDance]

If only the Irish could have won at least that one small battle, we'd not have to endure the endless victim mentality. Get over yourself, little man. Give us all sanctuary. Twit.

[@GrainneMhaol]

It was a really emotional and politically loaded occasion for all the reasons explained below. The fact that nobody booed the British anthem was great, considering the history involved. And we ended up beating the tar out of the English too. ETA. That little guy is Peter Stringer. Total legend. Brought down Jonah Lomu once with the power of the ankle tap.

[@Jack-cx8tj]

Some man, I wouldn't recommend a man 3 times his size go against him, great player.

[@johnmcintyre800]

Loumu twice

[@oscarosullivan4513]

They had to get new cameras for the anthems due to Peter Stringer

[@gerrymalone1845]

That short man is one of the best players in his position of all time.. PETER STRINGER

[@monkee1969]

Different sizes for different postions & roles ...

[@jacklynch7802]

@@monkee1969 usually not that small a size tbf

[@anthonyfitzgerald8201]

@@jacklynch7802 Haha cries in 5,6

[@gregbrogan9061]

So proud of Ireland - and the Irish crowd who remained respectful during GSTQ - it was a display of Irish maturity and dignity as a nation - I don't think the people of every country would have been able to remain so classy on that day and in that historic location.

[@finbarrcoffey8059]

Well said Greg a moment in Ruby History

[@gregbrogan9061]

@@genedouglas8617 - Showing "political politeness" is being "respectful".

[@marcphelan9883]

It was a rugby crowd not a gaa crowd ,sure half of the Irish rugby fans would sing God save the queen at home of an evening, the other half are west Brits ,lads like me who would have to turn down the telly when it's on wouldn't be caught dead going to a rugby match

[@marcphelan9883]

@Alle Warten Auf Das Licht That soccer crowd would wear anything

[@cygnusmir1627]

@Alle Warten Auf Mich Soccer?

[@juscoz3167]

Soldiers are we whose lives are pledged to Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 Amhràn na bhFiann 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@soldier2297]

And now our country is being handed over to those who had no fight in it. All of them young Arab Muslim Ukrainians.

[@cheiftain732]

That was a great day . I was doing 7 days for a TV licence . The prison went haywire .

[@DragonzZone]

Just to add one other thing about stadium capacity. The GAA sports normally played there - Gaelic Football and Hurling - are strictly amateur. So no one gets paid, there's no contracts or transfers, you just play for where your from and the pride of your county. So 82,525 and a half specators all paying in to see you play, and you get nothing. Instead the money is filtered back to local clubs to help train kids.

[@patrickmorris3721]

I wonder???

[@karlbarry6004]

GAA ARE THE GRAP ALL ASOUATION ITS ALL ABOUT KEEPING ARE GAME KEEP GOING FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME

[@SeanFinnertyRocks]

You went slightly to high on saying the capacity of the stadium. Croke Park holds 82,300 not 82,525

[@karlbarry6004]

What difference does it make its big enough

[@johnjordan6736]

Seriously? You think the clubs get all that money?? 😂🤡

[@kerriedossett6354]

It's tough for me.. Irish dad, English mom.. so when these teams play it used to be eventful but they've both passed so frankly I support Ireland.. love watching them

[@eisirt55]

Good man yourself

[@joemoody7440]

​@@eisirt55"woman" 😅

[@freneticness6927]

you can go live there then paddy.

[@joemoody7440]

@@freneticness6927 Oooh! Salty??😂🇮🇪

[@Robbikelly]

You chose right❤🇮🇪

[@jean-pascalcoda2315]

The unified Ireland of rugby against England, in Croke Park... even the referee sing... what a day and what a game! From France 😉👍

[@maireadtono5132]

That was a great day.I remember it well because I live beside Croke Park. 😊

[@PlushyPlay1]

The ref singing the Irish anthem will always be one of the funniest things

[@anthonydonlan3140]

Yeah you don't want to see the ref singing the soilder song with INLA tattooed on his knuckles.

[@TheHobade]

@@anthonydonlan3140 😂🤣😂

[@notbatman7331]

For differential perspectives.. The first line of the Brits anthem us "God save our gracious queen" whereas the irish is "Soldiers are we whose Lives are pledged to Ireland". 🇮🇪

[@GeminiMoon1994]

Soldiers are we? Then why is the defence force so pathetic that we have to rely on the British royal airforce to protect our airspace? Lives are pledged to Ireland? Then why so few people in the defence forces? Honestly this country is a joke.

[@thomasmcguinness365]

@@GeminiMoon1994 Children of a fighting race because we have been fighting for so much of our history, be it fighting against the British or Viking tyranny, fighting in foriegn wars or fighting to survive and we never gave up. We didn't earn the nickname "the fighting Irish" for no reason.

[@GeminiMoon1994]

@@thomasmcguinness365 A fighting people that rarely ever win 😂 we have such victim complexes here when most of us haven't had to fight for anything or suffered any kind of occupation or invasion. It's ridiculous.

[@thomasmcguinness365]

@@GeminiMoon1994 A fighting people that never win aye, but we fight regardless. A good example is the battle of Aughrim 1691 the Irish Jacobites were starving, tired, completely out trained and out gunned. With most men having only melee weapons. But they stood their ground and even detractors of the Jacobites say that they fought exceptionally well, or at the battle of Tippermuir when worse armed Irish Confederate infantry planted their feet and destroyed the Scottish Convenanters cavalry and won the day or at the battle of Vinegar hill where we charged at the Brits on the backs of cattle with nothing but swords and pykes as weapons. I could go on. I'm not even that proud to be Irish at the minute. But even I don't go around on about that "I hate my country we live in a society" shite. And "we have such a victim complex" speak for yourself. "Never experienced any kind of occupation" me sat here in the North like.

[@adammuldowney2460]

@@thomasmcguinness365 you really shut him up

[@TadyWalsh]

Loads of people have given you the history lesson here about Croke Park, it’s capacity, the two anthems, Peter Stringer, John “The Bull” Hayes, etc. All I want to add is I was there that day and I’ll never forget it. Best match and atmosphere I’ve ever been at. And singing the anthems, we knew England hadn’t a hope of winning…

[@turloughmcconnell8897]

No matter how many times I watch this back John Hayes tears get me going every time, we could have beaten any team in the world in any sport that day.

[@soberirishman9399]

There's nearly 1000 years of bad blood between Ireland and England, so people tend to get more passionate than usual when they face off.

[@paulbrady5899]

Honestly if you knew the history of the venue and the what happened historically between the two countries you would get bigger goosebumps. No play off game comes close.

[@bobbyflynn8275]

The guy crying was known as “the bull” and the short guy is Peter stringer standing next to Paul O’Connell and Donnacha o’Callaghan who are both 6’6

[@peadarruane6582]

Croke Park has a capacity of 85,000, its the fourth largest stadium in Europe. Its a stadium that was built by the Gaelic Athletic Association which is over Hurling, Gaelic Football, and a few other smaller sports in Ireland. Soccer and Rugby were actually banned from being played there, but when the Aviva stadium where rugby and soccer are played in Dublin was being renovated, the GAA gave special permission for a limited number of big international Rugby and Soccer matches to be played at Croke Park. I see others have explained about Bloody Sunday. One other thing is that you might have noticed that Ireland had 2 'anthems'. Ireland's Rugby team has players from across the entire Island, including players from Northern Ireland, so some of the players not singing the first anthem wouldn't view it as their anthem, nor would they actually know the words as it is in a different language. The first was the national anthem of the Republic of Ireland, Amhrán na bhFiann, which is in the Irish language. The second is the rugby anthem that was specially written to represent all the players from both parts of the island, called 'Ireland's Call'. As a hockey fan, you should really check out Hurling, the ancient Irish sport, that was probably the origin of Ice Hockey actually, when Irish and Scottish Immigrants settled in Canada. Hurling is the fastest field sport in the world. As well you should check out Gaelic football which is the other big national sport here in Ireland.

[@MaceAroundTheWorld]

Thanks 😊 groundskeeper Willy ❤️ I’ll look at those

[@eoindarkside]

Actually Croke Park capacity is 82,300 there around 72,000 seats and the Hill 16 can hold around 11,000 standing

[@peadarruane6582]

@@eoindarkside was giving a ballpark figure... :P

[@DoddyIshamel]

@@MaceAroundTheWorld The reason Ireland have 2 anthems is because technically Ireland games could be played in Northern Ireland, and there the national anthem would be God Save the Queen (republicans were not expected to sing it nor were unionists expected to sing the republics anthem). Ireland haven't played in the North for a long time but when they did there was always trouble over the anthem. IRFU wanted to have a single unifying anthem before the 95 world cup so they commissioned Irelands call. Ultra nationalists and ultra unionists both hate it, so it is clearly a good thing. If Ireland played in the North again (and assuming reunification had not happened) they would play God save the Queen and Irelands call, but that is unlikely to happen for both political and financial reasons.

[@dylanwhite3264]

I've played there

[@colinmurphy6240]

🎶“We are children of a fighting race Who never yet has known disgrace And as we March, the foe to face We will chant a Soldier’s Song”🎶

[@ConnbineHarvester]

We're not always the best friends politically, but the people who run rugby in England and Ireland have a very good history of working together.

[@Ellemerob]

England also had the decency to vote for our 2023 World Cup bid unlike our so called Celtic cousins.

[@ConnbineHarvester]

@@Ellemerob They played us in Dublin the early 70's during the troubles when Wales and Scotland wouldn't. They played us in '88 to celebrate Dublin's millennium, hence the lil Viking helmet trophy we play them for now, and we played them twice to warm up for the last Rugby World Cup. Their rugby fans are ok, not too smug when they win and not too salty when they lose, they come to Dublin to party either way.

[@VicodinElmo]

@@Ellemerob I’m a Welshman working in Cornwall (one of the only Celtics part of England). I have a number of Irish colleagues too and we always have good bants. Much better than I do with the locals. I didn’t realise you guys preferred English people to us!

[@Polisciandfries]

Its funny cause the pool of players is like virtually the same 😅

[@smiley9872]

@@VicodinElmo not at all, we love us a Welsh man, us Irish women that is.

[@johncahalane7327]

Watched this maybe 1,000 times since 2007 ,just picked up something new , the French Referee and the two assistants are singing Ireland's Call never noticed that ,it never happens

[@jimmac8404]

I was at that game and as an Irish man the atmosphere was amazing you could tell from the anthems we wouldn't lose. This was the first time England had ever played at croke Park there was also the events of hill 16 in 1920 (look it up) even after the game the Irish players said they wouldn't beat us here today we could have played all week and we couldn't have lost.

[@finn4012]

I think the reason why some players weren’t singing the Irish national anthem (The first one) is because their Northern Irish. They don’t sing it so we created the second anthem specifically for them

[@gallowglass2630]

@@shanewalsheire Can't please them not them all anyway .I have seen comments where they have been complaining that all the home games games are played in dublin and that the dignatories are always from the republic and the flag of northern ireland is not used.Firstly only dublin has a big enough stadium and Northern ireland has no official flag,i suppose the first minister could travel down ,but next year thats going to be Michelle O' Neill from sinn fein so thats not going to please them and they also complained about the irish national anthem played in the capitol of ireland.People who think you can ever accomodate them are extremely naive

[@gallowglass2630]

@Jay M The issue of the national anthems has been solved,but some obviously not the players because they are lining out for ireland, will never be happy.There isn't a stadium in NI capable of holding rugby internationals until there is the other issues can't really be addressed

[@johnpaulmcdonnell6562]

Last time the English were in that stadium were in armoured cars shooting at the crowd and the players

[@johnpaulmcdonnell6562]

@Jay M just giving him some context. I'm not bitter

[@finbarrcoffey8059]

Peter Stringer was a Genius he knew exactly every move from start to finish of Both Teams and allway in the right place at the right time his Contribution to Ireland wins are a Credit to him a Ruby Ledgen

[@aidancoyle246]

I was lucky enough to have been there that day in the Davin Stand. I’ve been to many many huge sporting events in my life but nothing compares to the importance of that occasion.

[@smiley9872]

100%

[@behindtheseeyesiseewhatyou8953]

I watched that game as an Irish American, will always support Ireland. 2022, Ireland is world #1

[@IndianTee]

....all three are beautiful anthems, cheers Mace for the reaction!

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

2:25 Seating 80,000+. It's claimed as the largest capacity stadium of an amateur sporting association (the GAA) in the world.

[@DonnieCarlton]

82,000 at Croke Park, 4th largest in Europe. You should def do the rooftop tour if you ever happen to be in Dublin. Overlooks nearly the entire city

[@laurag5648]

It's because of the historic day, the symbolism of the stadium, the atrocities/terrorism by England against civilians in that stadium, playing against the colloniser, the Irish spirit is ancient, stands strong 🇮🇪💚🇮🇪 the trauma lives in our bones & our blood, so too does the healing

[@mkmarnes1187]

Yep like the IRA didn't car bombs babies or anything 👍👍👍

[@michaelthornhill9073]

Fair enough I'm English and I did hear about that

[@ko0974]

​@@michaelthornhill9073 can out into the pitch in armoured tank and shooting dead players and spectators..kids men woman ...shocking times ..so this was a massive healing athing

[@soldier2297]

Not England. The British. Half of the black and tans were Scottish and Irish. And before you coke attacking me back. Do your research. And BTW I am Irish before you start

[@ko0974]

@@soldier2297 over 3/4 were English ...5% Welsh...less than 14% Scottish very dry few Irish but yes there were some....few there that were "born in Ireland" so Anglos or planters ..

[@GealicGirl]

Peter Stringer one of the best to ever put on a Irish Rugby Jersey. The little Giant

[@philipmccarthy6175]

A very emotional day for irish people that day. Not sure that the English really understood the significance , some did , but it was a momentous occasion.

[@David-cb1ct]

It's not particularly complicated, that stadium is the home of Gaelic Games and in the 1920s British soldiers drove an armored vehicle onto the pitch during a game and opened fire on the crowd. So for England and their anthem to be played on the ground were the English slaughtered civilians is a big deal. Oh and btw your wearing Argentinas Jersey

[@triple75]

Exactly 🇮🇪

[@freneticness6927]

Did you just forget the murder of 14 british police officers on that day then. More irish should have been killed would have been a good thing.

[@stephencoveney4269]

an amazing take on what it meant to allow an official english enitity walk into that stadium. well done mr nhl fan

[@galoglaich3281]

You needed to have seen Gaelic football and Hurling irelands national sports to understand it in context.These two sports are administered by the GAA and this stadium was built for them alone and this was the first time what is considered english sports rugby and soccer were allowed to be played there.Before 1971 GAA players who played or even attended these sports were banned from the GAA. The stadium was also the site of a massacre by british forces so allowing england and GSQ to played there was a sign of reconcilliation with the english and of course the rugby union.

[@andrewjosephgaye8606]

Thanks for showing this epic breakthrough. There is a huge history between our countries snd this stadium in particular but it is in the past and that is "Bloody Sunday". And for anyone learning about irish /English history I have to inform you... NO THE IRISH DONT HATE THE ENGLISH PEOPLE... it was the regime of the governments in the past. To everyone un educated not from ireland and UK..... we're OK.. Just that moment was history made.. no hate on either side. To hear God save the Queen at Croke Park followed by Amhran na Bfiann. Would be a millionaire to have bet on that a few year before.. but no there's no hatred. That's history 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@yermanoffthetelly]

Croke Park has a capacity of 82,300. It's the 3rd largest stadium in Europe. I think @Absolute Muppets comment summed up the history quite nicely. It's very complicated to explain. There's always been respect between England and Ireland on the rugby pitch, the location just made this particular match much more special. Ireland got the win as well! ☘️

[@northbreeze0198]

Holy shit! Had no idea it was that big.

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

And if I'm not mistaken, Croke Park is the largest amateur sports stadium in Europe 'cause Gaelic Football and Hurling aren't professional sports ; strictly amateur !

[@ThomasBahamas]

I like the Irish anthem because it reminds me of a college fight song.

[@EannaWithAFada]

Croke park fits 82,600 people, literally everyone in Galway city could fit in it

[@iano]

"IRELAND, IRELAND TOGETHER STANDING TALL SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WELL ANSWER IRELANDS CALL"!!!🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@qwertyTRiG]

Another fact about Croke Park that hasn't been mentioned yet: the Gaelic games it's built for have a much larger pitch size than rugby or soccer, so the stadium is built with steeper terraces to give everyone a good view. I've seen American football played there, on a tiny little patch lost in the middle of the vast sea of grass.

[@myps4vaultofbanter87]

For future reference, try not pause national anthems.

[@glendurney]

The capacity for Croke Park is 82,300 and not 40,000-50,000 and it certainly was full on this day.

[@eoingallagher3501]

Lots of comments going into the background to both Croke Park, the history of Ireland and the match itself; there was a significant amount of concern ahead of the match that there would be booing of GSTQ or that there would be trouble outside the ground. The respectful silence for GSTQ was an incredible moment in Irish history, it felt like we were saying to England that, after nearly a millennium of subservience, that we were a country of the world and that we were not going to be defined by them anymore. Aran Na bhFiann was amazing, i still get emotional when i watch it again but Ireland's Call was spine tingling, i dont like the song but for that one moment the people from all parts of the Island put their rivalries aside (& there were plenty of rivalries & not just NI & ROI but serious issues between the provinces and individual player) and said to the world here we are, tiocfaidh ár lá and no surrender. I was just above the edge of the second tier of the Hogan stand and i can picture moment for moment that anthem sequence; an amazing & proud day & a day IMO that Ireland changed for the better.

[@gregbrogan9061]

This is so well said, "that we were a country of the world and that we were not going to be defined by them anymore." Thanks!

[@briancurtis5796]

I was on the hill with my team mates. The tension before GSTQ was palpable followed by being so proud of how much it was respected.

[@Chloecn06]

I'm Irish and that's a big complete for one of our stadiums and our national anthem

[@roryc554]

the "Argentinian" jersey is apt for this reaction!

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

An outstanding, perfect, brilliant performance of this Legendary Green Team ! The best Irish answer to the 1920 Croke Park Bloody Sunday ! A moving Anthem in memory of the victims, especially Michael Hogan !

[@Kenny-zn6dl]

There was 82,300 people at that game.

[@adamfitzgerald9401]

That guy who wasnt singing the national anthem on 5.14 is rory best, hes a west brit from northern ireland and doesnt sing abhrain na bhiann coz its a diss basicslly to the british empire. Dogs got an OBE and he was the captain of ireland

[@KieranKelly-o9s]

Mate I am an Irishman living in England as I have done al through the Troubles. This day is massively significant because rugby is an English game and the Gaelic Athletic Association dont allow English games This was a gesture of reconciliation from both teams and the Irish crowd As long as the tory government dont mess up the good Friday Agreement we may have peace and soon a united Ireland TArLa!!!

[@freneticness6927]

Piss off back there mate.

[@maireadtono5132]

I live beside this stadium it's located very close to the city centre and anyone living near it is a prisoner in their own home whe events are held. Residents need to have a pass to access their homes. The police enfor enforce this policy. I for I have no time for Croke Park.

[@turloughmcconnell8897]

You want to get yourself to that stadium for a hurling final man, that'll open your mind.

[@shanemolloy4731]

This was big. The stadium where UK troops opened up on the crowd . GAA stadium playing rugby needed a rule change . The brit anthem was respected . Croke park dublin

[@rosalyndhayes5222]

The Six Nations Rugby games have the best anthems I think! You should also check out the Welsh anthem in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and the Scots in Murryfield

[@patrickfarrell5092]

Thank you for the upload and your interest in that particular game. Probably the reason why one of the Irish players wasn't singing Amhrán na bhFian was he was from Northern Ireland and either didn't feel loyalty to it or didn't speak Gaelic which is fine. That's why we have the second Anthem "Ireland's Call" to accommodate our Northern cousins. Hope this helps ☘🇮🇪

[@conish64]

In 1920 the British army came into Croke Park and fired indiscriminately into the crowd. Croke park since Irish independence (which is quite recent all things told) has been exclusively available for Gaelic games (football and hurling) to the extent that “English games” ie rugby and football (soccer) couldn’t be played there. In 2008 the Irish Rugby football Union along with the Football Association of Ireland decided to rebuild the stadium in which both sports had played for decades, landsdowne Road. Whilst the new landsedowne was being built both football (soccer) and rugby needed somewhere else to go. As it happened rugby and soccer prevailed on the GAA (Gaelic games) and after many conferences and internal votes, we suddenly had “foreign” (meaning English) games being played at Croke Park, the spiritual home of Irish sports. The clip you just showed wasn’t the first but nearly the first time that Croke parke had been opened up to foreign sorts and was one of the first times that that British anthem was played there (since Irish independence) There was a huge concern at the time that there might be riots etc when God Save The Queen was played. But as you can see we not only behaved ourselves but we sent the Brits (once again) to the hapenny place in terms of anthems. We also put them to the sword 47 16 in the match.

[@conish64]

Sorry it was 2007. I was there. Great day

[@conors4430]

Yep! There is a level of political undertones which will probably never fully disappear. I mean, the Irish National anthem in Gaelic is basically a song about taking our country back from the English specifically. So this is a very big deal. As other people said. An English game being played in a stadium that, historically never let English games be played in it, with an Irish team that doesn’t usually sing the Irish National anthem because of the political ramifications, in a stadium that had a massacre perpetrated in it by the British army in 1920 during the war for independence. It’s a beautiful stadium, sits 83,000 people and you literally feel on top of the pitch. It’s a cauldron like experience.

[@conorhurley8388]

Ireland and England have a big rivalry I mean big like huge and Irish ☘️ when we sing our national anthem it’s powerful

[@Vil_Gates]

EL himno de Irlanda del norte es conocido como "Amhrán na bhFiann" (Todos somos soldados) tiene una letra hecha con dedicatoria hacia el invasor inglés. Si bien en el texto de la canción no se nombra a Inglaterra, resulta algo obvio, teniendo presente la historia de la isla que comprende a los 28 territorios o Ulsters que forman parte de las naciones de Irlanda (Eire, cap. Dublin)) actualmente país independiente, y Irlanda del Norte (cap. Belfast). Téngase presente que Inglaterra tiene una larga historia de sangrientas ocupaciones en territorio irlandés, y eso es lo que se narra en el himno, que seguramente causará escozor en muchos ingleses que creen que invadir territorios extranjeros es lícito.

[@cheiftain732]

We were worried about the brit anthem but they respected it so well .

[@patrickosullivan8489]

Proud to be an Irishman...peace and rugby..😊

[@ivanvincent7534]

Quick history lesson: In 1920 during a football match the British army brought tanks onto the pitch and started shooting into the crowd. They killed about 15 people including a player and injured many more. One of many atrocities during the British attempt to colonise Ireland.

[@mydaddonohoe2947]

Did you go and watch the match after this, absolute classic

[@kendon81]

also thats the national stadium of the GAA, which is an amateur organisation, Gaelic Football and Hurling played are amateurs they have a 9-5 job during the week when not training.

[@noelryan6341]

The equivalent of the 1919 Amritsar Massacre in India, where the English slaughtered innocent, unarmed civilians in India, occurred in Croke Park, Dublin, about the same time. So, to have English Rugby Team play Ireland on that blood-soaked ground to the rendition of the English National Anthem was quite some act of forgiveness by Ireland. Forgive, but never Forget!

[@ciaranmartinlennon3560]

The significance is the last time English men were in the head quarers off our national games ( hurling and gaelic football ). They drove an armoured car trough the gates when a galeic football match was been played . They shot a number off innocent young men that day .. and some off the nen whi died the stands in croke park are named after.. Its in the movie( the wind that shakes the barley .)

[@tommalone8026]

Hi just to update u on the video you were showing Croke Park is the third larges sttadium in europe. Google it and Nou camp, then Wembley and then Croke Park.

[@lindenvillage2474]

The stadium holds 85-90 thousand

[@zappafan3473]

everyone banging on about the official capacity of croke park at 82,000 or so failing to mention that in the late 70s and 80s when i was a nipper and in and out of croker every weekend, that unofficially there would be 100,000 people in that stadium for high level GAA games. it was utter bedlam.

[@galoglaich3281]

Rossa Sheridan I don't remember it myself but i heard of carrying kids over the turnstiles and neighbours putting up ladders on the walls of the stadium and charging people for the use of said ladders and Dalymount was the same or worse.Hooliganism aside thousands of people getting into wembley without tickets reminded of things like that and the fact it could happen in 2021 is just beyond belief and it wouldn't actually happen in present day croker

[@zappafan3473]

@@galoglaich3281 carrying kids over the turnstiles was standard. my uncle was going through the boys' gate well into his 30's. never saw a ladder once, and not sure it would have worked anyway. the reason there were more than official capacity 40 years ago was punters were paying cash, and there wasn't a system to accurately count them. if you never experienced the hill for a dubs match in the 80's it was absolutely lethal.

[@galoglaich3281]

@@zappafan3473No i started going to croke park in 2002,but i heard it was wild and it was only luck that a hillsborough event didn't happen

[@decotronq9054]

Think Dalymount wins in that regard. 50k at one game apparently.😅😳 Anyone who's been will know why I laugh. Insanity.

[@niallbutterfield4794]

We are Irish end of we hold her heads high and i know we cant forget wat happened but we will get stronger so sorry for her love ones tgat lost their lives we hold there name held high we love ye all eire for Life ❤❤❤❤

[@Stereo_mike]

I was there that day. Has been living in England at the time and came home to go to that game with my dad. Incredible day that will never be forgotten

[@patrickbrady447]

This was a historic day, the previous time that the English had been in Crook Park was during the war of independence and they had armourer cars and rifles and they shot dead and number of GAA players and spectators. That day became known as Bloody Sunday.

[@colinstephens711]

Was so sad I was in Australia during this game, was absolutely historic.

[@laurawade4503]

Little details. There was a slaughter of the Irish people by the English Army during a match. This was monumental

[@patrickbrady447]

Check out Irish supporters singing The fields of Athenry at a rugby match in France.

[@dermo1090]

Croke Park seats about 80000 people

[@thecollageman3290]

John Hayes is the emotional dude. People are very passionate when Ireland play England.

[@naraiceylob]

Hayes was especially emotional here. He grew up as a GAA player and only started rugby at age 18. He never made it to Croke Park as a GAA player but it was a dream to play there.

[@darraghfarrell9024]

This is a day that every Irish person should be able to remember!?! It was a great day for Irish and English relations!?! And keep in mind the last time there went that many English people they were shooting up the stadium!?! Tiocfaidh ar la!?!

[@MaceAroundTheWorld]

🙏

[@cheiftain732]

100 years before english men fired on the crowd right there . Today we can respect each other . Its a big deal

[@Tellemore]

82,000 people there including me and my adult daughter!

[@GealicGirl]

It's 80,000 amateur Sports Stadium GAA. Non professional Gealic Sports Football and Hurling

[@tomjohnston1220]

The emotional Irish player, it was his last ever game for Ireland.

[@ian0837]

The guy you said was not singing along was one Rory Best who went onto captain Ireland before retiring recently. The Ireland Anthem is a Republic of Ireland anthem and Rory was born in Northern Ireland like David Trimble and others on this team so they do not know or recognise the anthem as their identity (openly at least). So Ireland Call was introduced as part of the pre match anthem to encompass the island of Ireland and is played a tall matches along with the Official Ireland Anthem.

[@ian0837]

@zuppymac not used at Northern Ireland Sports matches except for GAA other than that God Save The King is played at international events in Northern Ireland

[@ian0837]

@zuppymac I think your splitting hairs :) The tri colour is Irish and the red hand is Northern Ireland two separate countries and anthems and for the vast majority near and far is seen as southern Irish. Amhrán na bhFiann Irelands Anthem in name only.

[@ian0837]

@zuppymac is it possible you don't know the name of anthem in Irish of which maybe the majority of Northern Irish wouldn't know either what it was if asked.

[@richardkeith9490]

The significance between these 2 anthems is that one was in defiance of the other and was actually banned in its infancy translation in English is rebel rising

[@seamusobyrne7845]

In Ireland, Sports and Athletics are played in two seperate places, Southern (Irish) and Northern (British) venues and disciplines. (26 counties Irish and 6 counties British). ..except for GAA and Rugby, of which both address a full 32 county playing field.. So these teams compete on an equal basis over the entire island. The first anthem you heard from the Irish was Southern Ireland's National Anthen. The second one they sang represents a singular 32 county Rugby Anthem, belongs to the Rugby fraternity only, and they always sing it. Northern Irish players are strong members of the National Team in this game here above. That is how it is here. GAA and Rugby represent the whole island of Ireland.

[@jamiecurtin7572]

Powerful as ever from the irish fans. As an Irishman that passion is as expected.

[@mikemcmanus3918]

Along history in Ireland and Northern Ireland but one day they'll be one nation.

[@JohnBoyBeattie]

The English national anthem is significant that day as well. England raped, pillaged, murdered and subjugated the Irish for centuries until it got its independence in 1922. God bless the Irish, feckin love that country and it’s national anthems. FTQ

[@kendon81]

I remember watching this game on TV and listening to the antheam was electric.

[@luciaashe9338]

Loved it. Happy holidays from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

[@faiththomas1749]

@maceariundtheworld Ireland uses their national anthem for every sport EXCEPT RUGBY UNION ( where they use the song Irelands call sung originally by Celtic thunder )

[@gallowglass2630]

Faith Thomas It wasn't sung originally by celtic thunder .It was written by Phil Coulter who was commisioned to write an anthem specifically for the Irish rugby team.Celtic thunder sung it but that was a good decade since it came into use as the rugby anthem

[@dubcindub15]

O'Gara... cross field kick Shane Horgan's in position, OH YES, WHAT A TRY!!!

[@estocadatx8172]

Scene is Croke Park in Dublin, capacity >82,000. It was literally exceptional to hold a rugby match there, as the regular stadium was under construction - Croke Park is normally reserved for gaelic games under the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is also infamously the scene of a massacre in 1920 when British soldiers drove an armored car onto the pitch and started firing indiscrimitely, killing I believe 14 people and wounding many more. That was the historical context of this match between England and Ireland. On the anthems, the first was God Save The Queen, then Amrhan na Bhfiann (the anthem of Eire - the Republic of Ireland - sung at Ireland's home games, in Irish Gaelic). Some players (notably Rory Best and Andrew Trimble on the extreme right end) would not sing as they are from Northern Ireland, and frankly may not know the words to the Irish anthem in Irish, and may also want to avoid a political firestorm. Ireland's Call was written by Phil Coulter and was introduced as an additional song or quasi-anthem (just for rugby, where Ireland competes as s single nation) to get around the issue of N Ireland mentioned previously. Incidentally, I noticed that some of the Eire players, including Donncha O'Callaghan (to the left of Peter Stringer, the wee fellow) were not singing Ireland's Call. Brian O'Driscoll, the Irish captain (to the left of John Hayes, the passionate one) was trying to set an example by singing Ireland's Call despite reputedly not particularly liking it. I had never noticed the officials singing along to Ireland's Call, but perhaps they were trying to make up for O'Callaghan and Ronan O'Gara's non-participation! Hope that helps.