Ireland’s embrace of Zombie song at Rugby World Cup stirs debate over lyrics
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FHEE)
Fans seen singing the Cranberries' hit in stadiums but some Irish republicans are unhappy at revival
Twenty years after a lethal IRA bomb inspired its stark, chilling lyrics, the Cranberries' song Zombie has experienced an unlikely rebirth as a Rugby World Cup anthem.
Ireland fans have belted out its chorus in stadiums across France and hope to do so again on Saturday after a quarter-final tie against New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris.
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