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Shitpost. I was mildly curious which was more common.

“We cannot in good faith continue to participate as we do not feel the draft Model of Care thus developed aligns with the values of PATHI or what we envision as the future of gender healthcare in Ireland,” the letter reads.

PATHI highlighted how the draft Model of Care that was circulated to members of the working group failed to incorporate the experiences of directly-impacted trans people, thus leaving out “important voices” that should have informed the development of new gender healthcare services.

Moreover, PATHI stressed that the current draft model “makes few references to international evidence-based standards” while making more extensive reference to the Cass Review, a document that has been “widely criticised by international medical bodies, academic voices, and LGBTQ advocacy groups.”

I thought this was excellent. Deirdre Ó Shaughnessy is such a good interviewer and her guest articulates well the perspective of supporting Palestine as someone who is Irish and Jewish.

Delighted to see this turnout and support.

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Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrímsson retains composure as he also explains Dara O’Shea may not be available after returning for birth of child.

12.34pm, 3 Oct 2026 9.8k The 42 reports from TSC Arena, Backa Topola

An editorial note re: The 42’s reporting on the Uefa Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel is available to read here.

THE UEFA DELEGATE was absent from the press conference room at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s pre-match session had to be cut short due to chaotic scenes involving Israeli journalists.

The Republic of Ireland manager had been speaking ahead of Sunday’s game behind closed doors with Israel in Serbia when accusations of racist abuse towards Israel players during last Sunday’s game led to strong denials from the FAI media officer.

The FAI earlier confirmed during the same press conference that their own internal investigation into alleged racist abuse aimed at Adam Idah from Israel fans was ongoing.

As the live section of the Uefa-mandated press conference for television, radio and online was coming to an end, one Israeli reporter began to read her question about the Fly Dubai incident off a script while being recorded on a phone by a colleague sitting beside her.

“What do you say about the people you support, the ideology is based on murder, just this week one of them tried to kill 100 Israeli passengers, 27 children. Innocent children and thousands of others,” she said.

The FAI press officer asked to keep questions to football matters before she asked if Finn Azaz would play. “When you play tomorrow, you will see the starting lineup tomorrow. I’m not going to give the starting lineup to the media the day before the game.”

It was then that another Israeli reporter took the microphone and said: “Your players called our players monkeys during the match [last Sunday].”

“That’s that’s completely untrue, that is completely untrue, that is completely untrue,” the FAI media officer responded.

The Israeli reporter then began shouting further accusations as the press conference was brought to a premature end. Unlike last Saturday in Hungary, as is standard, the Uefa delegate for the game was not in attendance for the press conference.

Earlier, Hallgrímsson had been asked about what measures he and the FAI could take to ensure to protect his players.

“I think it goes both ways, not only us. It is a game with a lot of emotions attached to it. I haven’t read anything, it’s not something I want to get involved with, it just goes to a process, both in our department and Uefa to look at, I think it was something that was reported from both teams.

“I just hope that we can focus on football and that football will be the winner after this. So I’ve not gone into details and looking at this, I have enough to think about.”

The Ireland boss revealed that Dara O’Shea was not with the squad for training today as the captain returned to London to be with his partner who had gone into labour.

“He said that I’m going to have the baby and come back, but obviously we have priorities in life and this is the one that has the highest priority,” Hallgrímsson said.

“It’s your family, it’s a new life coming and hopefully that will be a good centre-back for Ireland in 16 years, whether for the women’s or the men’s team. No, we’ve just taken that situation hour by hour, but his intention is to come and be with us in the game. But like I said, we know priorities in life, and this is the biggest one.”

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Donald Trump has left Ireland but his people are still here.

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has left the squad while his teammates voted to go ahead with their controversial Nations League fixture against Israel.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) revealed on Saturday afternoon that a player had expressed their "discomfort" at playing in the match, telling the head coach that they intended to withdraw from the squad.

"I am a man of strong faith and try my best to be a person of character and principle therefore I feel it would be wrong to participate in the upcoming fixtures against Israel," he said.

"My decision is based purely upon my personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong.

Belfast High Court has dismissed a challenge against an Orange Order parade on Portadown's Garvaghy Road later this morning.

It means 35 Orangemen will be permitted to walk the contested route.

Apparently 'something' is being organised for the Ireland vs Austria game to allow the fans to express their opinions on this decision. But I haven't heard any more.

Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel matches despite ‘different views’

• Scheduled press conference and training session delayed

• Irish FA admits ‘players shared different views

The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixtures with Israel will go ahead after players voted on Saturday for the matches to be played.

The scheduled press conference before Sunday’s first game – which is being played in Debrecen in Hungary – was delayed until Saturday afternoon, raising doubts as to whether the match would be cancelled.

However, the Football Association of Ireland confirmed it will be played. “The Association made this decision following consultation with the Republic of Ireland players who shared different views and a majority expressed that the fixtures should be played. The Association respects the views of all players involved and appreciates the level of sensitivity concerning these fixtures.”

A group of players were believed to have held a meeting in the team hotel after missing the initial press conference, which was scheduled for 10.15am local time, and scheduled training at the Nagyerdei Stadium 45 minutes later.

Uefa officials were unsure of the reason behind the delay, although players had announced they would meet on Friday to discuss the situation. There were reports a player statement would be released before the originally scheduled press conference and speculation on Saturday morning that a player had refused to play in the match. Teams who do not meet obligations can be subject to warnings or fines from Uefa.

After Thursday’s 1-0 defeat to Kosovo in Pristina that began the Republic’s Nations League campaign, the midfielder Jason Knight said: “It’s difficult. I don’t think the game should be going ahead, but it is going ahead. We’ll have a deeper talk about it and what that means, we’ll get our thoughts as a group and go from there.

“None of us have gone through this scenario before, but I’d like to think I’m experienced, thick-skinned and I can get through most things and that is what I will try to do.

“I’ll try to focus on the football as much as I can. I’ll give my view and my thoughts on it [the Israel games] when I see fit, but I’ll be trying to focus on the football as much as possible.” Continue reading here - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/26/ireland-players-vote-to-go-ahead-with-nations-league-match-against-israel

The Republic of Ireland will play Sunday's Uefa Nations League match against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary, after the squad voted by a significant majority to go ahead with the fixture, Football Association of Ireland CEO David Courell said Saturday.

The vote followed reports that some players, including custodian Gavin Bazunu, had considered refusing to play in protest at Israel’s actions in Gaza, the Telegraph reported.

The team had spent several hours at its hotel, with players having a meeting to decide whether to boycott the match.

A pre-match press conference and training session scheduled for earlier were delayed before the players emerged from the meeting and the FAI confirmed the game would go ahead.

Courell added: "The vote was passed by a significant majority and manager Heimir Hallgrimsson and FAI Director of Football were also present at the subsequent news conference.

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[Video] Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in their 3-1 ⁠Nations League defeat by using the corner flag to simulate a gun.

Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th minute to bring Israel level after Austria had taken the lead through a Romano Schmid penalty before half-time at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

The 20-year-old ran to the ‌corner flag, grabbed it ‌and made a gun-firing gesture during his celebration. Continue reading HERE - https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/israel-striker-sent-off-for-gun-celebration-in-defeat-to-austria/ar-AA2cUXFw