Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-06-09
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Mark Ward (SF), Dublin Mid-West

I raised the issue of stopping the game two weeks ago and I said at the time that the Minister of State’s response was a cop-out. His response tonight is again an absolute cop-out. The amendment he tabled is another cop-out.
I am a season ticket holder for the Irish national team and for a League of Ireland team. I love football. My missus will tell the Minister of State I love it too much. However, I hate the idea of Israel using my sport, the sport I love, to sportswash its way out of genocide.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-09