National Anthem played in pubs

[BohsPartisan]

anyone ever see the Al Murray bit on God Save the Queen where he repeatedly made a punter in the front row get up and sing it to save Lizzie from one ridiculous life threatening situation after another. Bloody hilarious!

[GavinZac]

If I was invited to a Mosque I'd behave as I was told.

Take off your shoes, stand at the back, and shut up? Why would you be in a mosque?

I always stand for my national anthem, but then, its usually at city matches and I always stand at city matches, so its not any extra effort to stand for De Banks.

It is, however, unfortunate that both of my national anthems convey such a hidden (in the Republic's case, hidden only by the veil of an obscure dead language) nasty militarism. Most are I suppose, especially given that nationalism was born out of a need to give troops something to die for when fighting someone of your own religion.

So, in that round about way, I do stand and sing Amhrann na bhfiann, in pubs or otherwise, but more of a "i do quite like where I live" sort of way, rather than a "i'm drunk and i would glady emerge from the trenches to defeat the saxon foe" kind of way.

[Marked Man]

I've heard it a few times in Dublin, after trad sets mostly. There was a place on the south end of Capel St. called Slattery's (I think) that used to have traditional bands, and they would sometimes play it. Being young and idealistic, I wouldn't stand (after all, I'm not actually a soldier, so why would I sing that I am?). One night some bloke from Northern Ireland took great offence at this and had to be dragged off me.
After that, for a while I would answer the "why aren't you standing" question with "I'll stand when the country is whole again," which, while not strictly true, tended to satisfy the types who would ask why I wasn't standing.

Nowadays I'm old and tired, and I tend to stand. It's just easier.

[smellyfeet]

Right so, if you were sitting outside a pub having a pint and a busker came up and started playing the National Anthem you would stand up for it There is a time and place for it to be played and a pub at the end of the night is not one of them. It's not disrespectful to remain seated in that case, it's disrespectful to play it in the first place.

TBH that busker thing would never happen , but if it did i'd stand as tall as i could. I wouldn't find it disrespectful if Anthem is played and you stayed seated, nor would i if someone played it in a pub. Still thats my opinion , + you shouldn't take it so seriously.

[smellyfeet]

I must have missed that bit in the Constitution/statute book.

You must have. Its there alright.

[OneRedArmy]

You must have. Its there alright.

That I have to stand up when a band in a pub play the national anthem?!

Constitutional or statutory reference please.....

[BohsPartisan]

Deutchland Deutchland Uber Alles Uber Alles in die welt...

[Réiteoir]

Deutchland Deutchland Uber Alles Uber Alles in die welt...

This is much better than that one:

[SligoBrewer]

Still ill bless myself after scoring

jaysus.. what does the bird do then?

[smellyfeet]

That I have to stand up when a band in a pub play the national anthem?!Yes please
Constitutional or statutory reference please.....

Constitutional

[micls]

People have very different views on the importance of the Anthem and I have no problem with any of them.

For some people its important for others it means nothing. Regardless of the reason the girls chose to stay seasted no one has a right to question that choice. Get the hell over yourself like, for some people its just a song.

Personally i treat it with respect as it meant a lot to my grandfather and I got that respect it from him.
Dont have a huge problem with it being played it pubs tbh.

Id be more annoyed by the people who start shouting (mostly GAA games) before the anthems over than by it being played in a pub or people not choosing to join in.

[LeviathanNI]

I'm pretty sure most local pubs up here play our National Anthem, or yours (depending on the area). I think it is just common courtesy to stand up for it, and I know I do and have done in quite a few countries... I even remember when it used to come on at 11pm on the TV up here, to mark the closing of the broadcasting.. I think that is what I associate it with, when played last thing at night, the ending of the day.

[micls]

I think it is just common courtesy to stand up for it, and I know I do and have done in quite a few countries...

Common courtesy to who though?? Surely respecting or not respecting your national anthem should be a personal thing

[SkStu]

I'm pretty sure most local pubs up here play our National Anthem

i love Danny Boy, quality anthem.

my folks are from east Galway and i remember the pubs and clubs there without fail used to play the anthem at the end of every night. I used to stand but mostly cos i was ****ed and even then it felt a bit weird so i used to go all out and put my hand on my chest and belt it out. Most people stood up, some didnt. Its no big deal.

[RogerMilla]

i am from mayo , its played almost all the time by bands as their last song , we always stand.

[TonyD]

it all seems very Father Tedish to play it in either in my opinion.

One of the (many) great jokes in Father Ted was when they were at some function and everyone was asked to stand for the National Anthem - cue "Ghost Town" by the Specials

[paudie]

My own gripe is with the GAA who play it at nearly every game even at club level.
It's no wonder that the last last line is always drowned by cheering at big GAA games when people are so used to hearing it.

The national anthem is different from other songs (whatever you think about the lyrics etc) and to show it proper respect it should be played on fairly limited occaisons ie not in a pub at 2 in the morning. That said if I was in such a pub I'd stand to avoid grief.

I think for sporting occaisons it should be limited to international games or National finals.

[bellavistaman]

They play it in the Commodore in Cobh at the end of the dishco too, but then they still have slow sets in there.

ive never heard it played in the nightclub not once. the slow set thing is a court order to calm people down b4 they go out to the square because of all the fights but it prob starts all the trouble when some fella sees his old doll dancin with another fella.

[bellavistaman]

but its always played for parties and little other bands in smaller venues in cobh.

[rebelarmyexile]

to be honest i think it totally inappropiate to play Amhran na Fhiann Full Stop, too old fashioned, too anti british and war glorifying.