{"id":4262,"date":"2023-01-02T03:21:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T03:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/leinster-urc-leaders-apologise-after-pro-ira-song-played-in-stadium\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T03:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T03:21:54","slug":"leinster-urc-leaders-apologise-after-pro-ira-song-played-in-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/leinster-urc-leaders-apologise-after-pro-ira-song-played-in-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Leinster: URC leaders apologise after pro-IRA song played in stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Leinster beat Connacht 41-12 on New Year&#8217;s Day at the RDS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Leinster have apologised after the Wolfe Tones song &#8216;Celtic Symphony&#8217; was played following <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/64142199\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.$link-2.0\">Sunday&#8217;s win over Connacht<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.3\"> at the RDS.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The song features the lyric &#8220;Ooh Ah, Up the Ra!&#8221; in reference to the IRA.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">It has been reported the song was faded out after one verse and chorus as players did a lap of honour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">&#8220;A song was played over the PA at the RDS Arena this evening that shouldn&#8217;t have been played,&#8221; a Leinster spokesperson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;Leinster Rugby has taken measures to ensure it doesn&#8217;t happen again and apologises sincerely for its use and for any offence caused.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The Republic of Ireland women&#8217;s football team previously apologised after a video emerged of players singing the chorus of the same song after qualifying for the World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Uefa <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/63894969\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.$link-2.0\">fined the Football Association of Ireland 20,000 euros<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".nxa9cezupi.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.3\"> after the game at Hampden Park in October, and described the incident as &#8220;a violation of the basic rules of decent conduct&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/64142206?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leinster beat Connacht 41-12 on New Year&#8217;s Day at the RDS Leinster have apologised after the Wolfe Tones song &#8216;Celtic Symphony&#8217; was played following Sunday&#8217;s win over Connacht at the RDS. The song features the lyric &#8220;Ooh Ah, Up the Ra!&#8221; in reference to the IRA. 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