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==Song== The song was written by [[Phil Coulter]] in 1995. He said he composed it because he loved hearing a combination of [[Irish accent]]s singing together.<ref name="bbc-academy">{{cite news |publisher=BBC |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/learning_centre/newsid_2369000/2369769.stm |title=Ireland's Call |access-date=26 May 2008 | date=29 October 2002}}</ref> It was first broadcast simultaneously on the ''[[Kelly (talk show)|Kelly]]'' show in Northern Ireland and ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'' in the Republic, sung by [[Andrew Strong]] accompanied by the [[Portadown]] [[Male Voice Choir]]. At most games today, only the first verse is sung, followed by the chorus in the same key. The chorus is then repeated [[Modulation (music)|in a higher key]]; at the end, the last line is repeated. Several [[Irish-language]] translations have been made for [[Gaelscoil]] pupils, with the title {{lang|ga|"Glaoch na hÉireann"}}.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.osrai.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Glaoch-na-h%C3%89ireann.doc|title=Glaoch na h-Eireann|date=February 2013|publisher=Gaelscoil Osraí|language=Irish|access-date=8 February 2018|location=[[Kilkenny]]}}; {{cite web|url=http://www.gaelscoiluiriordain.ie/1645-2/ |language=Irish |date=15 February 2016 |title=Glaoch na hÉireann |publisher=Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáin |access-date=8 February 2018|location=[[Westport, County Mayo]]}}</ref> Coulter subsequently rewrote the lyrics to be sung in the [[Celtic Thunder]] singing tour, when he collaborated with Sharon Browne, the original producer of [[Celtic Woman]]. The rewritten lyrics have a somewhat more martial theme, with lines like "meet our destiny with glory" and "Till our final requiem is spoken".<!-- per [[WP:COPYVIO]] do not give lyrics --><ref name="Thunder2008">{{cite book|title=Celtic Thunder (Songbook): The Music|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYzDAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT47|access-date=30 November 2017|date=2008-10-01|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=9781458449702|chapter=Ireland's Call}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms.celticthunder.ie/lyrics#irelandscall|title=Lyrics - Celtic Thunder|work=celticthunder.ie|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002015452/http://cms.celticthunder.ie/lyrics#irelandscall|archive-date=2011-10-02}}</ref>
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