The emergence of "Zombie" by The Cranberries as an Irish sporting anthem

Nope we in the south will have our own vote whether to accept the zombies or not.

What a dilemma for the Sinners.

Nothing reeks more of garrison games than a bit of rugger, but nevermind that, what an opportunity for Mary Lou to link in with her soon to be besties. Middle Ireland.

Maybe she's spending her recuperation frantically getting to grips with the rules of the game, and we await an announcement from the Taioseach in waiting. Zombie or no Zombie, Mary Lou?

I've made no comment on the song, I've just pointed out some facts about the war showing that the reality doesn't match some of the comments on this thread. You're free to dispute the CAIN findings if you want, the same as everyone one else. But as it stands, the PIRA did some awful things, this doesn't change the fact that their war was just, they were fighting back against oppression and against combined forces of loyalists and British armed forces who predominantly targeted innocent civilians. The PIRA were the good guys in the war.

When have we voted on Irish reunification? Never. The votes we've had from the treaty to the good Friday agreement have come under the threat of extreme violence.

It will be even funnier when the SF supporters realise the free houses that were promised aren't forthcoming. I will look forward to the excuses. I wonder what the plan 'B' is?

I just dont get all this!!!

I mean, "its just a **** song!"

Irish Rugby fans singing Zombie doesnt mean they are anti whatever the **** or pro whatever the **** they are meant to be, its just a song that sounds pretty awesome when 30k/40k thousand people are belting it out.

And the same with Celtic Symphony being belted out, "its just a **** song!" people singing it arent all rabid dissident republicans hell bent on cheerleading the IRA, its just a **** song!

People really do lead sad lives when this kind of stuff gets their back up.

I don't think there's any political message.

'Dreams' by the Cranberries became a big part of the Limerick hurling success and I think there's an element of imitation.

Problem is, I just can't see 'Zombie' as a sporting anthem.

It might sound good belted out by a 30/40k but is it not a bit morose and political for the occasion?

At least 'Fields of Athenry' has a bit of romanticism.

I’m not uncomfortable about anything.

Justifying the murder of innocent children would make me uncomfortable.

In your head, Zombie.

This is mad, this song is used due to its connection with Limerick! They played it in the All Ireland Final in 2018 and then it got such a reaction from the crowd they played it when we won all the other all Irelands.

They played it when Munster Played and Lost to Tolouse in the Aviva and there was a massive reaction from the Crowd. It has been played at nearly every game in Thomond since. It has penetrated Irish Rugby that way! There is nothing in this other than its a belter of a song that when the whole crowd in a stadium is singing it, it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Munster Rugby have been trying to get the Fields of Athenry changed as the "Munster Anthem" for a long time with Stand up and fight etc.

People these days look to be offended by everything.

I think the big mistake that an awful lot of people are making in the debate about these songs is the apparent assumption that the vast majority of people singing them give a flying f**k about their meaning and deeper subtext. They're singing the songs because they are good songs, or catchy, or rousing for a crowd. A lot of the youngsters who belted out Celtic Symphony will belt out Zombie in the same way.

If anything, we should rejoice in the fact that times have moved on to such an extent that the meaning of these songs is increasingly lost on people. When people sing La Marseillaise they aren't genuinely fearing the slitting of throats, and they aren't consciously dismissing the lived experience of the people who were brutally murdered or effectively summarily executed during the French Revolution. Bella Ciao is a catchy song that people enjoy because it's catchy and not as a call to socialist uprising against fascism. They are songs, nothing more.

Go have a coffee, take a walk in the nice brisk morning, breathe. People need to just move on from getting so worked up about this stuff.

The Rugby West Brit crowd seem to forget that what happened during the troubles was part of a war. As disgusting as the crimes were they were in retaliation for the state sponsored loyalist murdering and control of the 6 counties.

I thought they played Dreams when Limerick won the All Ireland? I'm not offended by Zombie being sung at sporting occasions I just think it's a bit weird as it is obviously a very dark song. At least it's a change from Elevation by U2 I suppose.

Thats just fvcking pathetic, the song is by a band from limerick and started being sung there at Munster rugby games solely for that reason (limericks full of west brits im told....), it progressed to being an anthem for the Irish team cus it sounds awesome when so many sing it. You and many others are making it something it isn't for some sad reason, my guess is you just cant stand the we have a team who are at the moment quite successful in a sport you seem to have such a problem with.

Nah the chorus "in your head" resonates especially after the SA shenanigans prior to the match.

Lets be honest the people who have a problem here werent gonna be watching the rugby to begin with, or at least until it looked like we might get something out of it and if we did they'd be jumping straight on that bandwagon and if we didnt they''d be the first ones to complain about how boring rugby is and the team always lose etc. Basically this is a lot of noise by people who just dont like rugby anyway.