Republic of Ireland General Discussion Thread 2026

They have to serve in the IDF, its mandatory to serve in the military in Israel.

Their Prime Minister is an evil psycho but I think its stupid to act like everyone from Israel is the same.

This is nonsense. All of Israel’s home games have been played in Hungary at a neutral and several away games as well. It is not a reflection of the opponent’s they have faced its a reflection on Israel and the problems their government is causing. Ireland won’t be losing out on hosting Euro games or future Europa League or Conference Finals no matter what happens with this Israel fixture.

What happens when Israel gets to the Euros and are drawn in a group based in Ireland?

Matt Healy travelling with the squad to Canada. Supposedly won't be the only LOI player who'll be called into the squad. Two others are being considered with one of them being a young player called up to travel for experience.

this isn’t the place to mitigate the war.

It's ok and proper to have an opinion, it's also ok to have no opinion to not be concerned about what happens half way across the world it doesn't make you a bad person, for those who want to separate politics and world events from sport that's their entitlement despite what the thought and moral police say….it's not ok to force opinions on others

The final is in Wembley who have a proven track record of rioting in the stadium for a Euros final. Are they going to take it off England after they proved they can't peacefully host a Euros final ?

You don't have a clue about the hosting of football tournaments. You just want to big it up to tarnish the protesters and make them out to be a violent threat despite all evidence to the contrary

The police and private security should make sure the FAI pay up front, in the past Delaney tried to stiff both.

If only there was a separate thread to talk about whether people think the match should be played or not…..🙄

So the Republic of Ireland general discussion thread isn't the place to discuss whether a match involving the Republic of Ireland should be played?

You're good. I'll stick to the Republic of Ireland discussion thread when discussing things about the Republic of Ireland team.

those midfield options are fairly cat. Would like to see devoy get some mins though

Honestly, this is my biggest concern. I was in the West Upper, and the vast majority of the protesters were student types, with the odd exception, such as the man I posted about earlier in the thread. Most people either laughed at them, were mildly annoyed by them, or stared at them in disbelief, but that was the extent of it. 99% of the people at the game didn't throw tennis balls onto the pitch; they were busy watching a game of football. 99% of the people going to Israel game will be going to watch a game of football also.

However, certain factions seem determined to keep pushing this boycott agenda, and people are going to be sick to the back teeth of hearing about it by the time the game comes around. My biggest concern is that tempers will flare on the night, and some of the protesters could end up getting into bother. The stewards and security staff may then have to step in to protect them.