{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6aa9172a4cef87591dcf4b4b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Stop the Game': Louth TD Steps Up Pressure to Halt Ireland-Israel Fixture - 15/09/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1789461390480-7d769adf-8c87-47d8-b664-4ef3fc2f9b52.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Opposition sports spokespersons will today call on the Government to intervene and stop Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel.</p><p><br></p><p>Sinn Féin’s Joanna Byrne will be joined by representatives from other opposition parties in submitting a letter to the Sports Minister, asking the Government to take action over the planned fixtures.</p><p><br></p><p>The group will gather outside the Department of Sport in Dublin at one o’clock, before addressing a Stop the Games demonstration organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.</p><p><br></p><p>The campaign is calling for Ireland’s matches against Israel to be cancelled, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza and wider concerns over Israel’s participation in international sporting competitions.</p><p><br></p><p>Sinn Fein TD for Louth and spokesperson on sport, Joanna Byrne, joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}