Wow!
What a huge crowd standing on the Garvaghy Road supporting the local community.
The message is clear.
No Going Back!
No unwanted orange march down the Garvaghy Road.
An orange man is an Irish man who wishes he was an English man so he dresses up as a Scottish man so he can March in honour of a Dutch man.
#GarvaghyRoad
Heimir on Bazunu: "All players when they accepted to come, knew what games we would play.
"It's not like it was a surprise we were playing these matches.
"If you don't feel comfortable playing, of course you reject coming in".
The absence of leadership from these two is mad.
🗣️"THE LOSE-LOSE SITUATION IS IF YOU ARE FROM PALESTINE!"
Watch as a passionate Brian Kerr reacts to news that Ireland will fulfil Sunday's UEFA Nations League fixture with Israel.
#VMSport#FAI#Israel#palestine
Republic of Ireland’s players are considering boycotting Sunday’s match against Israel after Gavin Bazunu, the goalkeeper, said he did not want to play.
Meetings are taking place at the team’s hotel in Hungary this morning as the players discuss whether they will collectively refuse to play the Nations League game as an act of protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza.
🔗: https://t.co/L0iaBuXNGz
DID YOU KNOW:
In 1999, Ireland refused Yugoslavia’s team entry to Dublin, preventing their match in protest against the Serbian regime’s crimes in Kosovo.
We will never forget your solidarity. Much love & respect to the Irish people — you’ll always be welcome in Kosovo! ❤️🇮🇪🇽🇰
We wish all Irish fans travelling to the Republic of Kosovo a safe journey and a wonderful stay. 🇮🇪🇽🇰
The Irish people have our utmost respect. ❤️
And, of course, huge respect to Heimir Hallgrímsson, Ireland’s national team manager. 🤝🇵🇸
As the Israel team travels to Europe where they will play against Austria, Ireland and Kosovo between 24 September - 6 October, Palestinian families are being displaced and dispossessed, their land stolen, their olive trees uprooted, and their histories erased by settlers with the support of the Israeli military. The beautiful game should bring people together, not rubber-stamp apartheid.
It’s unconscionable that the Israel men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League this autumn despite clear evidence that Israel’s football association continues to support illegal settlements.
Sport should never be used as a public relations spectacle for states committing atrocities. When rules are broken, when occupation, apartheid and genocide are ongoing, we cannot look the other way.
Ireland 🇮🇪 is scheduled to play 🇮🇱 on the 27th September
Irish 🇮🇪 speak as one:
‘I know the difference between right or wrong’
‘6 points or 75,000 lives’
‘I have a heart’
‘Ireland 🇮🇪 must stand up for what’s right’
‘Do not sportswash genocide’
Stop the game ⚽️
🇮🇪 💚 🇵🇸
Understand the FAI won’t be getting involved in a public back and forth in response to this.
One very clear and obvious way to deal with this whole situation.
Don’t play them.