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

Why would you want to do it at a rugby match?

If you're singing it as a singalong, fine.

I'm not offended by the song, I just don't want these politics brought into sport.

I just can't see your choosing to commemorate these murders, out of all the murders in the world in the last 30 years, at a rugby match, as anything other than a political message.

You're attempts to politicize this are very transparent.

I don't think Dreams works as well as an anthem. A crowd could definitely sing along to it alright, but Zombie is much more anthemic in a 'rock stadium anthem' type of way and with that thumping percussion.

Works great for the Limerick hurlers. 😁

I've heard football fans sing Depeche Mode's 'Just Can't Get Enough' but for me, that doesn't work at all as a sports anthem - too fast a tempo and way too many words.

Zombie works well because of its simplicity and thumping anthemic beat (a bit like Queen's 'We Will Rock You').

Since when is singing against child-murderers bringing politics into sport?

This is a really simple thing, the only people who could conceivably be offended by the singing of this song are child-murderers and those who support them. If they are offended, I don't think any ordinary person gives a f...

Well, I never voted for a CJH led FF for that reason.

I expect Sinn Fein will turn out to be a huge disappointment if/when they do get into government and be unable to fulfill their election promises in any meaningful way. I am pre-disillusioned lol.

Nonetheless you can expect campaigning of the "This terrorist/murder gang will destroy us all!!" right up until the day of the election, instead of addressing the issues that has people wanting a centre-left alternative to FF/FG.

There was some Irish Times writer who wanted to start referring to rugby fans as 'Zombies' from now on. That is cringe. The playing and singing of a pop song is not some major political event.

Its also unfair to rugby fans to make them shoulder carrying an anti-SF political agenda on the unstated assumption that they are all posh people with a liberal anti-Irish Republican viewpoint. Some rugby fans may be apolitical or they may intend to vote for SF themselves(!) - has anyone even considered that?

I actually like that song (just can't get enough) as an easy sing-a- long, catchy crowd pleaser ( easy to put one's own lyrics to). I also liked "ZOMBIE" being belted out/crowd reaction after last weekends match too.

There is an awful lot of subjectivity involved ,with music.

For me the tune of "Just Can't Get Enough" is upbeat and workable for any crowd. I think Celtic have manged to get ownership of that. "Penny Arcade" , Rangers have got hold of that one, another banging tune, and "Norn Ireland" managed to bag "SWEET CAROLINE" ( was feckin' envious of that, another banger of a tune), but I think England-the sporting world have hijacked that.

I wouldn't mind if "Sweet Caroline" was played after an Irish rugby victory.

I keep telling you I'm not offended by the song, I like it.

I'm not trying to censor it in anyway.

If people want to sing it as a singalong at a match, great.

It's these lame attempts to bring a political agenda into sport that nobody wants.

Yawn. Nobodies buying this b***x.

What are you suggesting? We turn the rugby world cup into a campaign to inform about the troubles?

Quite frankly you can shove it.

Well i wasn't expecting that anyway, we're sorted so, no one objects to the song. Thanks for admitting that btw.

As for politicising it, the only people you can blame for that are Hickey and his ilk, there wouldn't have been any semblance of controversy otherwise. And like Celtic Symphony, i doubt it's going to make a blind bit of difference who people vote for anyway.

I've no idea what you or @Calculus are on about, other than it's yet another tiresome attempt to bring your own agenda to the sport.

Tell you what, if it's only a few fringe Twitter accounts objecting to this song, why don't you jog on over there and take it up with them?

No one wants the rugby world cup turning into a history lecture on the troubles, from one side or the other.

Hopefully it's not too late to avoid that, but you lot really need to stfu if that's to happen.

Sorry if that's trying to 'censor' you!

What are you telling me for?

You're the one on about the popularity of the SDLP at the time of the songs release???

Like I said, no one wants a history lesson on the troubles, if they're only out for a singalong.