When Stevie Mulroney belted out the Irish call on the Late Late Toy Show and met Irish rugby stars Peter O’Mahony and Bundy Aki, you probably thought life couldn’t get any better. .
But this rugby fan (who has just turned 8) was able to sing it at the Aviva before Ireland’s big win over Italy in the Six Nations! We spoke to him ahead of his big performance…
Stevie said: “I’m feeling good. It’s really exciting, but I’m also nervous. But my dad says it’s good to be nervous. There’s going to be a lot of people there, so I want everyone to be together.” I want you to sing it. I will do that.” I have a microphone, so I’m all set.
Last Sunday I sang The Call of Ireland at Kilkenny Rugby Club, then appeared on KCLR, and later in the week I’ll be on RTÉ to appear on The Ray D’Arcy Show. I’m really busy. ”
Apart from media duties, there was also a lot of serious preparation. Stevie was born in River He attends the Noah Academy of Music and his school, Galescoil, where he receives additional training from the Sylvia Knox Museum in Osley.
On Thursday, he practiced with the Army Band, and on Saturday he was reunited with his heroes at Captain’s Run. Then it was time for Sunday’s big song.
That’s the moment Stevie heard about the big job from Irish star Josh Van Der Flier!
Josh Van Der Flier gave Stevie Mulroney a special call this week after his memorable performance of Irish Cole on The Late Late Toy Show! 💚#teamofus pic.twitter.com/ceiM5QrCPY
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) January 28, 2024
The youngster from County Hurling has fallen in love with rugby thanks to Leinster Rugby’s Noel Devlin. “I’m a big rugby fan so I can’t wait to see more of the players. I play for Kilkenny RFC U8s but I don’t actually play as a number 10 but I would love to play there. Johnny Sexton is my favorite player. ”
It may seem like a tough week, but the protagonist is always busy. He does kickboxing at the Kilkenny Combat Academy, he does jiu-jitsu at the Dragons, hurling at Dixborough and plays football at the Freebooters AFC. Did I mention he loves swimming too?!
And he can sing both national anthems whenever Ireland play Poland. His mother Karolina is from Poland and is fluent in Polish.
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