Joanna Byrne TD

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OTB Football · #StopTheGame | ‘Government need to make a moral stand here!’ | JOANNA BYRNE TD · 9 Jun 2026 podcast

My understanding of this is a process.

pre-legal letter was sent this morning to the FBI, to Sport Ireland, the Minister for Justice and I believe the Ministers for Sport.

My understanding is it's an 18-page letter that has gone and this outlines all the legal and moral reasons why these matches should not proceed.

I think they have 21 days to revert back and depending on the

What responses they receive, the campaign will then decide whether they pursue it legally.

But I believe they will if it comes to it.

In what court would that actually go to?

Because we know that under UEFA statutes, you have a really strong legal case.

Certainly when it comes to Israel, they have broken two of UEFA's own statutes in particular.

But I'm not quite sure under what jurisdiction that would actually...

I'm not entirely sure myself either, and I don't want to say the wrong thing as this was only released today, but I know they will be taking a judicial review.

I presume it potentially could be Irish or it could be the Court of Arbitration for sport.

I'm not entirely sure.

I think that would be for the legal representative of Phoenix Law, perhaps to get more detail on.

You are the party spokesperson for sport.

If you were the minister for sport...

What would you be doing in this situation?

The exact same thing as I've done from the 12th of February.

I don't believe these matches should proceed.

I would do anything and everything that was in my power to support and empower the FDA.

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