Ireland's Call is a song used in international Rugby matches, and is played when the Irish team is playing. The Irish anthem Amhrán na bhFiann was deemed to be inappropriate as it did not represent all the players, the teams being made up from people both from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
At most rugby matches today, only the first verse is sung, followed by the chorus in the same key. The chorus is then repeated in a higher key; at the end, the last line is repeated.
It was written by Phil Coulter, who was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union to write an anthem in 1995.
Ireland's Call
Come the day and come the hour Come the power and the glory We have come to answer Our Country's call From the four proud provinces of IrelandChorus Ireland, Ireland, Together standing tall Shoulder to shoulder We'll answer Ireland's call
From the mighty Glens of Antrim From the rugged hills of Galway From the walls of Limerick And Dublin Bay From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Chorus
Hearts of steel And heads unbowing Vowing never to be broken We will fight, until We can fight no more From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Chorus