Sinead Gibney

its core to our neutrality.

Then they say that Europe isn't on a path towards militarisation.

That is simply not true.

I mean, we have installed a defence commissioner.

We are now, who is openly talking about European defence policy.

So that is, and there are governments at play here.

There are countries at play who...

have to declare their interest in the fact that militarisation fuels their economy.

That's something we don't talk about when we talk about this.

And finally, that they support Irish neutrality, because if you pick apart all of those ones, that is not true.

And even members of our government have openly said that they don't support Irish neutrality.

I said I don't trust the current government.

Yes, but I didn't say I don't trust any future government.

What I'm saying is that this government is saying we have safe hands.

Let us be the decision makers.

What I'm saying is that is not always going to be the case and we cannot plan for that.

We need guardrails.

The FAI and UEFA.

So essentially the FAI have made the decision that they will not play or that they will play the game.

And we expect now that the board will announce after the Ireland-France match, come on you girls in green, that they will move to a neutral venue.