Ireland undecided on approach for next game against Israel, coach says
Ireland played the first Nations League game despite unease among some players over Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
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Ireland played the first Nations League game despite unease among some players over Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
Ireland's players wore black armbands in support of Palestine, bowed their heads, and refused pre-match handshakes.
Ireland has been thrust into the global spotlight over two controversial Nations League football games against Israel.
Bazunu says his decision to withdraw was based on a 'personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong'.
Ireland’s national football team is facing intense pressure to boycott its UEFA Nations League games against Israel, with the first match taking place this Sunday evening in Hungary. The team has decided to go ahead with the fixture but will wear black armbands in protest. Ireland will also be without its usual goalkeeper, who has chosen to boycott the game. Antonia Kerrigan reports.
Ireland's players have voted to proceed with their Nations League fixture against Israel on Sunday.
Ireland have delayed their pre-match media briefing and training as pressure grew, but player vote avoids game boycott.
Ireland are due to play Israel in the Nations League in Hungary on Sunday, but boycott pressure mounts on and off-field.
Ireland and Israel will play two football matches despite growing Irish calls for a boycott due to the genocide in Gaza.
Ireland Foreign Minister Helen McEntee sits down with Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall in the UN Rose Garden to discuss the EU's relationship with the US, saying "the US will remain one of the most important trading relationships that we have." (Source: Bloomberg)
Ireland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that "can be as harmful as no enforcement at all".
Mary Timby flew to Ireland on a whim last year and met her boyfriend at a matchmaking festival.
Public broadcaster says country's participation cannot be justified amid 'appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'.
US President Donald Trump said he would ‘love to see’ a united Ireland.
US President Donald Trump held talks Saturday in Dublin with his Irish counterpart Catherine Connolly during a weekend visit that's more about a major golf tournament hosted on a course he owns on the country's Atlantic coast. He also met with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin. We discuss that with Gavin Cooney, sports correspondent at the Irish Times.
President Donald Trump arrived Saturday in Dublin, where he'll hold talks with Ireland's president and prime minister, kicking off a weekend visit that's more about a major golf tournament held on a course he owns on the country's Atlantic coast.
US President Donald Trump landed in Ireland on Saturday for talks with Ireland's leaders and a major tournament at his oceanfront golf club in Doonbeg. The weekend visit is just the latest example of how the US leader blends his official duties with his personal interests.
US President Donald Trump lands in Ireland under tight security on Saturday for two days of diplomacy and golf, on a trip that again blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. At least 4,000 police and other personnel, including snipers, have been mobilised for the visit, in what has been dubbed one of the biggest security operations ever mounted in Ireland. Trump spoke briefly to reporters on the tarmac ahead of his flight to Dublin saying “we’re having a lot of...
Ireland needs to be prepared for a vote on whether to reunify with the UK’s Northern Ireland region, Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee has said. “I do believe that there will be a border poll at some stage,” McEntee told reporters in Wicklow, Ireland, ahead of a European Union foreign ministers meeting on Wednesday. “It is for the people of Northern Ireland to decide this and it is only where there’s a view that there may be a majority that we should move forward on this.” Her comments came...