Ireland: Song lyrics need to be changed

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Macedonia Online reports that the Eurovision song of Irish representative Dustin the turkey, must be changed because Macedonia is mentioned. This was the note the Irish representative received from the EU Radio Comission. The EU Radio Comission wouldn't confirm if the pressure came from Greece.

"We did not mean to offend Macedonia or Greece with our song. Geography is not our strong side. You probably noticed that because in our song we claim the Danube river goes through France." said the Irish Eurovision representative Dustin the turkey.

The "problematic" verse, that the EU Radio Commision felt it must be changed, is shown below:

Eastern Europe we love you
Do you like Irish stew?
Or goulash as it is to you?
Shake your feathers
Listen Bulgaria we love you
Belarus, Georgia, Montenegro,
Moldavia, Albania, Croatia,
Poland, Russia, Ukraine,
MACEDONIA, Love you Turkey
Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia,
Armenia, Bosnia Herzegovina
And don’t forget the Swiss!

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