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“Stop The Game”: Louth TD Calls for Ireland to Boycott Israel Fixture - 09/06/2026
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Government TDs will not be granted a free vote on Dáil motions calling for the Republic of Ireland's upcoming Nations League match against Israel to be cancelled.
While the FAI is expected to move the October 4th fixture at the Aviva Stadium to a neutral venue, that has not gone far enough for some opposition parties. Sinn Féin is bringing a motion before the Dáil today calling for the game to be cancelled entirely, while the Social Democrats will table a similar motion tomorrow.
One of those calling for the match to be scrapped is Sinn Féin TD for Louth, Joanna Byrne, who says it is "incomprehensible" that Ireland would play Israel while what she describes as a genocide is ongoing, and argues that Ireland should do everything in its power to "Stop The Game".
Deputy Byrne joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.
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