Dan McDonnell

Yeah, well, I mean, I suppose the understanding is that away fans won't be there.

But, you know, in the fractured world that we live in now, we've seen from other games involving...

I suppose, Israeli teams or club teams.

There obviously are people who will feel an affinity to Israel.

You know, some cases very genuine and in other cases, because it's just, it appears to suit the side of the argument that they are on in their sort of binary view of the world.

that may just want to be around and protest or be around the stadium or whatever it might be I'd just be surprised if that was I mean the Gardaí seem to be like the FI are taking their advice from the Gardaí like Belgium said we cannot play the game in this country and they played it on neutral territory I've always believed that's what will happen eventually

Seems like the authorities are powering ahead and saying that that won't be the case, that everyone's afraid to make the decision.

The government have said, well, the Gardaí are fine.

The FUR are saying, well, the government are fine.

But it's not gone away, whether people want it to go away or not.

And I understand it's not a straightforward situation.

I don't want to be forcing my opinion on anybody with it because that's probably the problem with so much of the debate that we have.

But in real terms, I still can't believe that this could happen.

And I think as it gets closer, that's going to be a lot more people saying,

How's this happening?

Because obviously things are still happening.

Yeah, I am.

Yeah, but something like the fifth World Cup I'm going to, it's really...

really fortunate.

But I think about all of them, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, Qatar, they all had different, you know, like South Africa, South Africa, you know, pulled up to the first traffic lights.