Republic of Ireland General Discussion Thread 2026

The whole country

why not deck out the country in an Irish flag given it's them playing Israel ….pro-Pallys might not object to that this time 😂

The whole thing is really quite bizarre, like a mass hypnosis some seem actually excited by the prospect of protest it's become tribal like that of supporting a football team…..the rude awakening when it's shown the appetite from the general public is not there, you can agree it's an awful thing but it is on all sides…there's nothing we can do in this part of the world to affect change

Just because you go to a football match to watch your team play football and support your team does not mean you support one political agenda over another.

The FAI should limit the attendance of the Israel home game to season ticket holders only who have held season tickets since before this group was drawn. ID to be checked on entry.

If season ticket holders want to protest then fair enough. The game shouldn't be hijacked by nutters who never show an interest in football unless there is a political angle they can exploit for their own benefit.

Named in the U21s squad.

First time call ups for Rory Finneran, Sean Keogh, Gabriel Kelly, Cillian Murphy, Naj Razi, Gbemi Arubi, John O’Sullivan, and Kian McMahon-Brown.

Young lad Cillian Murphy from Limerick but playing with Cork is meant to be gifted.

He is a strong and hard working lad but don't think he is a natural goalscorer

I understand the argument you're making but I think you're setting an unattainable standard. Just because there is more than one thing wrong at any given time doesn't mean that you cannot protest/complain about something without being a hypocrite.

One of the problems there is the fai will have to refund season ticket holders 20% of their value youd imagine…and they are in no position to be issuing refunds.

Also, the FAI could justifiably argue that they're reacting to a situation brought about by a lack of leadership by the Govt. The Govt can pony some of it up.

Of course they do but they don't repay their debts and to date bring the CEO to court on corruption charges.

FAI are scared shitless about what else Delaney will uncover, so lucky the Govt does not want to spend any more money which might lead them to pay compensation.

Arsenal’s Ceadach O’Neill made his debut for Northern Ireland today. He was a player who we would have fancied to switch to us but looks unlikely now. He’s from Derry and is a forward.