The Auld Dubliner in Temple Bar was last night the scene of something that simply has to happen every time we qualify for a major championships. Get the players in the pub and make sure we get a sing song out of them.

We all know Shane Long can make a guitar sing like the best of them but Robbie Keane's 'come all ye' voice is very decent indeed. Robbie Brady and Weso act as delightful, if slightly superfluous backing singers.

As far as we can tell, the song is the Hurler's Daughter but we're open to correction on that. One way or another it's great stuff.

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