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Today's podcast covers:1. [Ireland’s embrace of Zombie song at Rugby World Cup stirs debate over lyrics | Ireland | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/13/ireland-embrace-zombie-song-rugby-world-cup-stirs-debate-lyrics)Welcome to Pocket to Podcast. Today we have 1 article covering Ireland's embrace of the song "Zombie" by the Cranberries at the Rugby World Cup, stirring a debate over its lyrics.Ireland's fans have found a unique way to celebrate their victories at the Rugby World Cup, singing the Cranberries' hit song "Zombie" in stadiums across France. This song, inspired by a tragic IRA bombing that took the lives of two children in Warrington, Cheshire, in 1993, has sparked a debate over its significance and appropriateness as a sports anthem. The song's stark, chilling lyrics were penned by Dolores O’Riordan, the Limerick-born singer of the Cranberries, as a lament for the innocent lives lost and a repudiation of IRA violence.O’Riordan, reflecting on the inspiration for the song, shared, "We were on a tour bus and I was near the location where it happened, so it really struck me hard. I was quite young, but I remember being devastated about the innocent children being pulled into that kind of...Generated by Pocket to Podcast
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