Irish Cup final: Cliftonville national anthem plea rejected

The Irish Football Association has rejected a plea by Cliftonville Football Club not to play '˜God Save The Queen' at the Irish Cup Final this Saturday.
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The north Belfast team faces Coleraine in the fixture this Saturday at the National Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast.

In a statement releases tonight the IFA said that its board met tonight to consider the written request by Cliftonville.

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“The members expressed sympathy for Cliftonville’s position but decided that the current board policy, agreed in August 2013, should stand,” the IFA said in a statement. “Therefore, the National Anthem will be played before the match.

The board also committed to conducting a future stakeholder review of the issue.”