Tessa Fleming

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The Indo Daily · "It's not about football": Ireland, Israel and a game that can't be won · 24 Sep 2026 podcast

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That's the length of time that will have passed between the announcement of the Republic of Ireland versus Israel in the UEFA Nations League and the first time a ball is kicked in what has turned into so much more than a mere contentious sporting fixture. matched

You may well be sick and tired of hearing about it. matched

You might not even tune in for the purposely scaled-back TV broadcast. matched

But despite seven months of debate, argument, protests and ever-increasing tension... matched

The game has not been stopped and is indeed set to go ahead. matched

I'm Tessa Fleming, and today on the IndoDaily, I'm joined by the Irish independent soccer correspondent, Dan MacDonald, and multimedia reporter, Dara Nolan, to discuss one of the most hot-button issues in Ireland's recent history. matched

Dan, Ireland are away to Kosovo tonight in their first game in the Nations League. matched

But of course, that's not the game that everyone is talking about. matched

The game that everyone is talking about is Ireland v. Israel, which takes place, the first game takes place this Sunday in Hungary with the second game on October 4th in Serbia. matched

From your point of view, Dan, are these games about more than just football? matched

Obviously, there's pressure being put on players to play. matched

There's pressure being put on players not to play. matched

Are the players in a lose-lose situation here? matched

But I suppose from chatting to people, even in the office here, and it's a hot topic of conversation in the office, and whether or not people will tune in to the game because of the hype or whether people will, on point of principle, avoid the game. matched

But whether or not the players go out, and at the moment it looks like they will, what can we expect? matched

I mean, can we expect some sort of protest or even something further from the Irish players? matched

So at this point, given that the whole conversation around the game is still so hot, I mean, would you expect that the game, or there might be a possibility that the game might not go ahead? matched

And then if the players do go ahead and go out on the pitch and play the game, if they lose, if they lose badly, let's say 4-0, like how will that come across or what way would people look at the game then in hindsight? matched

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