Chief Rabbi: All the good that might have come from Ireland v Israel has been lost
The Israeli squad includes a number of Palestinian citizens of Israel. This fact has barely been mentioned in the extensive Irish media coverage
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Ken Early: Israel’s war in Gaza brings Ireland to remote cornfields in Serbia
In a country with its own tortured history, small town of Backa Topola hosts divisive Nations League fixture
Protests prove only a minor interruption as Ireland fans choose to focus on football
After fraught forecasts, the night belonged to Troy Parrott until the game slipped away from Ireland against Austria
‘Opportunity knocks’: Ian Flanagan’s departure will intensify calls for a Munster reboot
He presided over decline on and off the pitch, the nadir being the bid to sign Roger Randle as attack coach
Echoes of Saipan as FAI questioned about treatment of Gavin Bazunu over Israel games
Postponed Oireachtas sport committee hearing veered between controversial Israel games and safeguarding
No FAI staff member spoke to Gavin Bazunu ahead of Israel game, Oireachtas Committee hears
FAI details circumstances surrounding last Sunday’s Nations League game against Israel
Ireland goalkeepers were not spoken to about Israel matches, FAI tells committee – as it happened
Safeguarding issues also on the agenda, with politicians pressing the association on the level of Garda vetting among soccer referees
FAI to face questions over handling of Israel game at Oireachtas committee appearance
Calls for support for Ireland players who ‘don’t want to share the same pitch as a genocidal regime’.
Ireland squad yet to decide on whether to play second Israel match
Heimir Hallgrímsson says squad ‘are all uncomfortable’ with situation
Putting faith in religion in a country ‘open to everything except for God’
One brave man’s beliefs led him to make principled stand against Ireland v Israel football match
Micheál Martin did something unique in our history, making what happened next even worse
With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse
Heimir Hallgrímsson worried about Ireland fan reaction at Austria match as another long week begins
FAI unlikely to make any significant noises about second Israel fixture until home match against Austria out of the way
‘We have a country 10 times better than theirs’: Israel captain criticises Ireland after 3-0 defeat
Israel captain says Sunday’s return fixture in Serbia ‘will be a completely different game’
Ireland beat Israel in a bleak farce that leaves everyone feeling betrayed
In a mess seven months in the making, there is no one villain in the Irish set-up at whom people can point the finger
Ireland v Israel proceeded without major controversy but the contention is that it started at all
Nations League match truly teetered on the edge of not happening after controversial weekend for Irish football in Debrecen
FAI president Paul Cooke defends handling of Israel v Ireland game
‘I haven’t heard anybody say that this decision was taken by the football community, which is what it was’
Ireland fulfil fixture against Israel, but pressure to cancel return game will not let up
Following 3-0 win in Debrecen, attention turns to Austria game at Aviva Stadium, with protests expected
Israel v Ireland: Geopolitics and sport clash as FAI face into a week like no other
Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘I’m not a psychologist, but the preparation has definitely been unorthodox’
Still time for FAI to withdraw from Ireland-Israel match
National soccer federations must make a stand after so many deaths in Gaza
Ken Early: Why the discomfort over Israel fixtures? Because we know Ireland’s position is a fudge
Ireland are anxious to get through these games without creating any unnecessary trouble. Israel are long past caring about that
Ireland-Israel fixtures
Death toll in Gaza is the equivalent of the maximum capacity of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium
FAI moves fans from pitchside seats to Aviva premium section for Austria game amid protest concerns
FAI say decision made because Austria match is being used as a test event for the staging of Euro 2028 games
Irish footballers should abandon match against ‘baby killers’, TD tells Dáil
Paul Murphy calls on team to ‘do the right thing’ by refusing to fulfil Israel fixture on Sunday
Players who pull out of Israel ties have support of the nation, Opposition TDs say
‘Even at this last minute, we would appeal to the team and the players not to do it,’ said one deputy
FAI should do its job and cancel the Ireland-Israel football matches
We will not sing in Eurovision because of Israel, but we will play them at football
FAI will remove all sponsor branding for upcoming Nations League matches
Commercial partners are understood not to be getting a rebate for their reduced exposure, with the FAI describing the Israel fixtures as ‘unique’
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‘One wonders why the cake suddenly becomes European when the icing happens to be on Ireland’s plate?’
Kevin Kilbane: The FAI will come to regret letting the Ireland-Israel match go ahead
I do not believe Ireland would have been left out in the cold if we had taken a stand
FAI boss believes Israel games leave him in a lose-lose situation: ‘I have to do my job’
David Courell says Irish football should never have been left to face an impossible situation
Uefa reject FAI’s request to be kept apart from Israel due to no history of ‘direct conflict’
The FAI are proceeding with Nations League games against Israel on September 27th and October 4th
Some Ireland players ‘feel really uncomfortable’ about Israel matches, says Hallgrímsson
Séamus Coleman overlooked for selection but earmarked for future coaching role
Any Ireland player who chooses not to play against Israel can be assured of one thing
It may be unreasonable to force players to make a choice, but they have a choice nonetheless
Gavin Cooney: Why I won’t be joining media boycott of Ireland’s games against Israel
Staging of these games is wrong but there is nothing additional to be gained by the media refusing to cover them
Ireland are set to play Israel – which means we have already lost
Those who argue that politics has no place in sport are delusional
Dublin’s Aviva Stadium misses out on hosting 2029 women’s Champions League final
Uefa confirm changes to the format of the upcoming Nations League campaign
FAI’s John Martin: ‘I think we all agree we shouldn’t be in the position where we have to play the game’
Director of football says there is ‘unease from everybody’ at the FAI about Nations League games against Israel
Shamrock Rovers’ Michael Noonan set for January move to Nottingham Forest
FAI investigation into alleged third-party ownership of teenage striker remains ongoing
Unexplained FAI loan to Limerick soccer written off as legal row brews
Reasons for historical loan of €70,739.20 unknown, but Sport Ireland considers the matter closed
Joey O’Brien to link up with Republic of Ireland under-17s for pre-World Cup camp
Former Shels boss ‘brings unbelievable experience’, says Ireland lead coach John Cotter
FAI confirm contract extensions for Ireland assistant coaches John O’Shea and Paddy McCarthy
Gudmundur Hreidarsson will also remain as goalkeeping coach with new deals running until the end of the Euro 2028 cycle
An Irish club’s historic kick-off: Mayo FC get ready to leap into the unknown
Despite soccer’s fragmented development in the county and some ‘alarming communications’, Mayo FC will on Saturday host St Francis in the FAI’s new National League
FAI will financially support new National League through to the 2029 season
Amateur division gives 15 clubs the chance to aim for League of Ireland promotion
Former FAI director of football Marc Canham lands new role with Saudi Arabian FA
The 43-year-old worked for the FAI for just under three years, departing in April 2025
FAI to refund season ticket holders for Ireland v Israel fixture in Serbia
Ireland’s ‘home’ leg fixture to be played behind closed doors in Backa Topola on October 4th
FAI ‘brave’ for not backing Infantino. What about Israel?
Israel continues to try to annihilate the population of Gaza and the West Bank
The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost Ireland
Uefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizon
FAI withdraws support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid
FAI rescind letter of support supplied earlier this year
Croke Park to host largest ever crowd for a soccer match in Ireland
Friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United will draw 83,000 fans
FAI bins another grand plan and reminds us the football family is still dysfunctional
Football Pathways Plan aimed to align the sport's calendar, but lack of unity proved its undoing
Ajax v Shelbourne: Irish players and clubs have long history of lessons from Dutch masters
Amsterdam club went on to conquer Europe after Ireland gave them their first professional manager in 1910
FAI ‘will not facilitate’ Irish fans attending Nations League fixtures against Israel
Ireland to face Israel in Hungary on September 27th before ‘home’ tie in Serbia on October 4th
FAI remain silent on support for beleaguered Fifa boss Gianni Infantino
Several European nations have formally withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election for a fourth term as president
Infantino’s World Cup plot leaves him deserted by allies and with his credibility detonated
Fifa president has managed to unite football, but not in the way he wished
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