Should God Save The Queen Be Played At Croke Park At The Ireland -V- England Match?
This is a moot point. If the GAA and a bunch of republican wannabies had a problem with God Save the Queen being played in this hallowed ground they should have brought it up during the wheelchair Olympics three years ago when the National Anthem was first played at Croke Park. In that they didn’t bring it up then, I see little reason why a new rule should be applied denying the England rugby team the right to hear their national anthem before Saturday’s game. The reason why the match is being played at Croke Park is that Landsdowne Road is being rebuilt. The cost to the IRFU for the rental of Croke Park from the GAA is approximately 1.5m€ and the rental of the corporate boxes alone by the IRFU offsets this cost with half a million euros change and that’s before the rest of the ticket sales and profits from corporate sponsors. The decision to play at Croke Park was a business decision and I believe it was the right decision. To debate as to whether or not England should be ‘allowed’ to
