"The Rocky Road to Poland" is a song released in 2012 as the official anthem of the Republic of Ireland national soccer team for the 2012 European Championships, held in

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and

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. The song was published by EMI Music Ireland. The song was released for

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on the 4 May 2012. "The Rocky Road to Poland" was performed on '' The Late Late Show'' on the 11 May 2012, the song was also played on the popular football show ''

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''. The song also happens to be the last recording of the late Barney McKenna and the last single to be released by

The Dubliners The Dubliners were an Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in personnel over their fifty-ye ...

. It is an adaptation of the Irish folk song "

The Rocky Road to Dublin "Rocky Road to Dublin" is a 19th-century Irish song written by Irish poet D. K. Gavan about a man's experiences as he travels to Liverpool, England from his home in Tuam, Ireland. Originally popularized by Harry Clifton, it has since been per ...

Chart performance

"The Rocky Road to Poland" debuted at number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on the 10 May 2012 beating competition like

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. All proceeds for the song is going to the John Giles Foundation and the

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Release history

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Chart performance

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