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Is it okay to boo the English anthem?

Boos rang out around the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening when Ireland faced England in the Nati...

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11.32 9 Sep 2024


Is it okay to boo the English anthem?


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11.32 9 Sep 2024


Boos rang out around the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening when Ireland faced England in the Nations league. It happened whenever Jack Grealish or Declan Rice touched the ball, but it was apparently deafening when ‘God Save the King’ was played.

What’s your reaction to Irish fans booing the English National Anthem? Is it disrespectful?

Guest host Claire McKenna is joined by listeners, including John O’Brennan, Professor of European Integration at NUI Maynooth, to discuss.


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