The Irish womens team singing 'Up the Ra'

13-10-2022 9:33am

I watched the game and was wholeheartedly supporting them. I shan’t be following them any more

El Gato De Negocios · 13-10-2022 9:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737856#Comment_119737856

Such utter scutter and whatabouttery. If it was the English or NI ladies team singing up the UDA or UVF it would be looked on with the same level of distaste. Im not a west brit and I despise rugby as a sport. Tell me, what would these Irish women, most likely all born in the Republic and many born post the GFA know about the troubles? For all the fighting "da ra" did, they were and are also actively involved in multiple criminal activities, never mind the murders of countless innocent people including children that had zero to do with the actions of the british government or loyalist paramilitaries'. During the summer videos of orange men singing distasteful crap were released and they were rightly vilified for it. Conor McMenamin was also lambasted for his similar guff a while back too.

The Nal · 13-10-2022 9:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737723#Comment_119737723

The only good thing to come from it. The North is a shambles.

The team are an international embarrassment though.

Boggles · 13-10-2022 9:37am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737921#Comment_119737921

So the young lady who put it on is an active supporter of the IRA?

In all likely hood?

No other explanation?

Boardnashea · 13-10-2022 9:38am

They were silly to be singing it. They were stupid to be singing it while being recorded.

Have your 15 minutes of public celebration, but when you're in the dressing room, as Joseywhales says above, "We have no business knowing what happens in a dressing room, it's supposed to be a private safe area for a team."

The youngest and the oldest and everyone inbetween should know when to put the phones away!

HerrKuehn · 13-10-2022 9:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737920#Comment_119737920

I would say random scum burning flags at a bonfire is not as bad the girls who are representing their country on the international stage.

kippy · 13-10-2022 9:38am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737723#Comment_119737723

If this is what sets a United Ireland back many years we are all doomed.

Anyway, they did something stupid (on many levels) then came out and apologiesed. I am not sure what else people want them to do.

whisky_galore · 13-10-2022 9:39am

If you're ok with this, then you should equally be ok with people singing loyalist songs when celebrating.

Did you smash it · 13-10-2022 9:39am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737900#Comment_119737900

If you go on Twitter the people defending it are the same ones who’d lose their fcuking minds if the lionesses sang No surrender after they won the euros.

I couldn’t care who sings what, If an UKer called me a Fenian I would just laugh, it’s the hypocrisy that I find wearying.

Boggles · 13-10-2022 9:40am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119737947#Comment_119737947

So the girls are worse than random scum?

Fúcking hell KAREN!!! 😂

Beasty · 13-10-2022 9:44am

If someone had started a thread highlighting their wonderful achievement it would have been let run

This one though, like the first one I closed, is simply looking to be outraged

They have apologised

Closed

The Irish womens team singing 'Up the Ra'

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