Israeli team playing in Ireland could spark ‘enormous’ protests – Boyd BarrettBy Bairbre Holmes, Press Association“Enormous protests” could take place if Israel were to play a football match in Dublin, Richard Boyd Barrett has said. The Republic of Ireland were drawn in a group with Israel as part of the Uefa Nations League last week. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has said Ireland will fulfil the fixtures. Boyd Barrett said he hopes they will not go ahead, saying: “Uefa should do the right thing. He said there should not be security issues for the game in Ireland and the “team should be allowed play”.

Source: Irish Independent February 21, 2026 23:20 UTC