The Irish rebel song Come Out Ye Black And Tans has topped the iTunes charts in the UK and Ireland, following a row over a planned commemoration of the former Irish police forces the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police. Since the row, the Wolfe Tones rebel song Come Out Ye Black And Tans has risen to the top of both the Irish and UK iTunes charts. The band responded by posting on Twitter, “Come Out Ye Black n Tans No. 1 in Ireland ... Fine Gael got their answer” They had previously backed calls for the RIC event to be cancelled. The song Come Out Ye Black And Tans was originally released in 1972.

Source: The Irish Times January 09, 2020 17:15 UTC