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Irish players bow their heads during Israeli national anthem before the UEFA Nations League soccer match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel in Backa Topola, Serbia, October 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
October 6, 2026, 3:16 pm
UEFA probes claim Israeli soccer player spat at Ireland staff member during match
Ireland head of athletic performance Damien Doyle alleges incident happened near tunnel; Irish team again bowed heads during anthem in tense 1-1 draw
By AP and ToI Staff
Israel’s Liel Abada passes the ball by Ireland’s Owen Elding during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel in Backa Topola, Serbia, October 4, 2026. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
October 5, 2026, 12:48 am
Israel ties Ireland 1:1 as both teams don black armbands for tense UEFA game
Irish captain again refuses to shake hands with Israeli counterpart at match played in Serbia, and Irish players again bow their heads during Israeli anthem
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Ireland’s head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson speaks during a press conference ahead of the Nations League soccer match between Republic of Ireland and Israel in Backa Topola, Serbia, October 3, 2026. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
October 4, 2026, 5:47 am
Ireland abruptly ends presser as Israelis grill coach on flydubai attack, alleged monkey taunts
Press conference comes day before Israel-Ireland Nations League rematch, after Irish refused to shake hands with Israelis in first game, wore black armbands
By ToI Staff and Agencies
October 2, 2026, 12:42 pm
Alan Shatter: Palestine ‘cult’ endangers future of Irish Jews
As Ireland works itself into a fury over a soccer match, a leading pro-Israel ex-minister says Sinn Fein ‘poisoned’ Irish politics, and many Jews question whether they should stay
By Lazar Berman
Tennis balls with stickers of the Palestine flag and the text, “#StopTheGame,” are removed from the field after being thrown by protesters during the UEFA Nations League, Group B3 match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on October 1, 2026. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
October 2, 2026, 3:56 am
Interrupting game, protesters throw tennis balls, urge Ireland to boycott next match against Israel
Balls bearing Palestinian flag thrown onto pitch during Ireland-Austria game, prompting timeout; man with Palestinian flag runs onto pitch when match resumes
By AP
Bono attends the “GUGGI” premiere at SVA Theatre during the Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2026, in New York. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
September 29, 2026, 11:25 pm
U2’s Bono compares Ben Gvir to Nazi SS chief Himmler over his comments on Gaza
In Rolling Stone interview, Irish rockstar says he ‘has stood by Israel,’ but Ben Gvir’s ‘outrageous’ remarks on Palestinians have put Judaism ‘in the shade’
By ToI Staff
Ireland's soccer players bow their heads as the Israeli national anthem plays before their UEFA Nations League match in Debrecen, Hungary, September 27, 2026. (Bernadett Szabo/Reuters)
September 28, 2026, 4:02 am
Irish soccer team refuses handshakes, bows heads during Israeli anthem; wins the match 3-0
Players wear black armbands to mark Gaza war dead, one player boycotts, broadcaster strips down its coverage; Israel’s captain says Ireland players said unpleasant things during game: ‘Obviously they hate us. We don’t like them’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ireland’s players pose for the team picture before the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Kosovo and Ireland in Pristina, Kosovo, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 26, 2026, 3:07 pm
After players vote, Ireland decides to play soccer match with Israel; 1 player withdraws
Team was thrown into turmoil after Gavin Bazunu said he would boycott upcoming Nations League fixtures; players to wear black armbands to mark ‘all lives lost in the conflict’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin arrives at Heron House, the base of the government’s Number 10 North, in Manchester, England, September 18, 2026. (Oli Scarff/Pool Photo via AP)
September 23, 2026, 10:18 am
Irish PM slams ‘unacceptable’ remarks from Israel’s soccer federation amid spat
Micheal Martin says comments should be ‘withdrawn’ after Israeli body accused Ireland’s coach of ‘stupidity and ignorance’ for saying his team was ‘playing against genocide’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ireland’s coach Heimir Hallgrimsson stands by the sideline before a soccer World Cup playoff semifinal soccer match between the Czech Republic and Ireland in Prague, Czech Republic, March 26, 2026. (AP/Vit Tcherny)
September 22, 2026, 2:40 am
Israel’s soccer federation blasts Irish coach for saying ‘we’re playing against genocide’
Ahead of upcoming Nations League matches, association accuses Heimir Hallgrimsson of ‘stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy’; Irish athletes group urges team to boycott the fixtures
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Bulgarian singer Dara, who won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Bangaranga,' performs in front of the National Gallery of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 19, 2026, under the logo for the 2027 edition, which is set to take place in Burgas, Bulgaria. (Nikolay DOYCHINOV/AFP)
September 17, 2026, 5:46 pm
Ireland says it will again boycott Eurovision in 2027 over Israel’s participation
Broadcaster RTÉ cites ‘appalling and ongoing loss of lives’ in Gaza; unclear whether Spain, Netherlands, Iceland and Slovenia will also repeat boycott of contest in Bulgaria in May
By Amy Spiro
(L to R) Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) leader John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales, Mary Lou McDonald, president of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein and Michelle O’Neill, vice president of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein pose together with a memorandum of understanding as they attend a meeting in Cardiff, Wales on September 14, 2026, to press for self-determination votes in their territories. (Adrian DENNIS/AFP)
September 14, 2026, 5:28 pm
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parties sign agreement asserting right to leave UK
SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein sign memorandum of understanding declaring ‘Westminster’s time is coming to an end,’ days after Trump backed a united Ireland
By Kimberley Mannion
Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly, left, hosts US President Donald Trump ahead of a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, September 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 12, 2026, 11:55 pm
Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ will happen ‘eventually’
On two-day visit, US president says ‘it may as well happen now’; thousands of protesters wave Palestinian flags as Irish president denounces normalization of ‘war and genocide’
By AFP
Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026. (Abdullah Güçlü, Pool Photo via AP)
September 5, 2026, 12:16 pm
Trump taking Qatari Air Force One to Ireland despite questions over plane’s security
US president says aircraft, which he secretly switched out of in July in Turkey, and reportedly doesn’t have anti-missile security systems, will go for security upgrade in October
By AFP
A Falcon 6X by French plane maker Dassault flies during the International Paris Air Show at the Paris Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, June 19, 2023. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
August 4, 2026, 9:26 pm
Ireland’s new state jet said to struggle to land in fog, after Israeli system rejected
Falcon 6X allegedly lacks Elbit’s low-visibility equipment after procurement officials decided signing with the Israeli defense firm was ‘a step too far’
By ToI Staff
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