Ireland's Call

men's rugby union team. It was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) for the 1995 World Cup, because a substantial minority around 20% of the IRFU's members are from Northern Ireland and the use of the anthem of the Republic of Ireland ("Amhrán na bhFiann") was considered inappropriate. ^[1][2]

Irish nationalists who would prefer "Amhrán na bhFiann".^[9][10] Journalist Malachy Clerkin wrote on its 20th anniversary, "It has run the gamut with a sceptical and often hostile public, from deep loathing to grudging acceptance to growing pockets of reasonably throated support."^[5]

Royal Salute was played instead of the full anthem, and promised that future internationals would be played in Dublin. The incident was hushed up. Playing all matches at Lansdowne Road suited the IRFU in any case, since gate receipts would be larger than at Ravenhill.^{[17][11][12][18]}

Phil Orr; the music and poor recording quality attracted much criticism and no anthem was played for later matches.^[20] At the 1991 World Cup, there was no anthem away to Scotland, Ireland's only game outside Dublin.^[21]

Bloody Sunday 1920; The Irish Times commented, '"Amhrán na bhFiann" and "Ireland's Call" were belted out with such hair-raising intensity that men and women were crying as they sang'.^[24] Prior to the 2007 resumption of internationals at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast, the IRFU decided that only "Ireland's Call" would be played, not "God Save the Queen", prompting complaints from some unionists that this did not match the playing of "Amhrán na bhFiann" in Dublin.^[15][25]

Olympic Council of Ireland standard "Amhrán na bhFiann" was used at Rio 2016, its first post-independence appearance at the Olympics.^[27] At the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, the Ireland team had "Amhrán na bhFiann" at a match in England,^[28] but no anthem at a match in Belfast.^[29] In the years before 2008 it "used neutral symbols and anthems such as 'Ireland's Call'".^[29] Rugby League Ireland adopted "Amhrán na bhFiann" for the 2008 World Cup, explaining "'The Soldier's Song' has always been played at amateur level and it was a unanimous decision to extend this policy to the professional game."^[30] By the 2017 World Cup it had reverted to "Ireland's Call".^[7] The Irish Waterski and Wakeboard Federation adopted "Ireland's Call" on a one-off basis for the 2016 EA Wakeboard Championships, because they were in Coleraine in "very close proximity to a Loyalist Estate".^[31] The National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland's policy document states that it 'is a 32 county body and as such the anthem will be "Ireland's Call" except in circumstances where this may cause discomfort or embarrassment. On such occasions the only permitted deviation allowed is "Amhrán na bhFiann".'^[32] In 2018, The Irish Butchers Team that won the World Butchers' Challenge in Belfast used Ireland's Call as their anthem.^{[citation needed]} The 2022 team to compete in Sacramento, California will also use Ireland's Call as their anthem.^{[citation needed}

Irish-language translations have been made for Gaelscoil pupils, with the title "Glaoch na hÉireann".^[34]