Heimir Hallgrímsson

Tempers flared and words were exchanged on and off the pitch at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola on Sunday

Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side will fulfil the Nations League match, being played on neutral ground in Serbia, a week after the Irish ran out 3-0 winners over Israel

Members of an Israeli media contingent heckled Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson’s news conference prior to the UEFA Nations League football match, causing it to end abruptly amid growing political tensions and protests against the fixture

Around 200 protesters gathered near Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Thursday, calling on Ireland to boycott its upcoming Nations League match against Israel over the war in Gaza

Last week, Ireland’s new captain Dara O’Shea spoke about shutting out the “external noise” and the Irish team have succeeded admirably in doing that over the last two games

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) will face questions over its handling of last week’s game against Israel at an Oireachtas committee appearance on Wednesday

Ireland beat Israel 3-0 at the Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen last Sunday after taking a squad vote to decide whether they should fulfil the fixture

Ireland players allege Adam Idah was racially abused by Israel fans

Irish players’ Gaza stance sparks Israeli FM's ‘wrong side of history’ rebuke

On match days, Peadar Browns pub in Dublin’s historic Liberties area is usually jam-packed with football fans piling in to watch the game on various screens

Ireland players consider last-minute boycott of Israel match

The debate over these two upcoming games, with Ireland to “host” Israel in a return fixture behind closed doors in the Serbian town of Backa Topola on Sunday week, has continued for months

The Irish players will meet on Friday morning to formalise a unified position ahead of the meeting with Israel in Debrecen on Sunday, and while nothing is yet confirmed, it is understood they are likely to at least donate their match fees from both Israel games to a charity operating in Gaza

Second yellow for corner-flag ‘rifle’ shows power of referee interpretation

Austria defeated Israel 3-1 in their opening Nations League game in Linz, thanks to goals from Romano Schmid, Phillipp Mwene and Sasa Kalajdzic

The Republic of Ireland and Israel were allocated the same group in League B of the UEFA Nations League 2026-27, provoking strong opposition from Irish fans, footballers and celebrities due to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza

Tensions are high ahead of an international soccer doubleheader between Ireland and Israel, with both nations using inflammatory language about their opponents amid protests in Dublin urging a boycott of the matches

After two comparative surprise packages at international level, Luis De La Fuente and Lionel Scaloni, won the last Euros and World Cup at the expense of more established names, Miguel Delaney finds out what national teams are really looking for and the process behind picking a manager

Republic of Ireland’s match against Qatar on Thursday was disrupted when fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch

Republic of Ireland are set to face Israel in two Nations League fixtures later this year

The AZ Alkmaar striker had two goals disallowed

Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson is keeping his fingers crossed that inspirational veteran Seamus Coleman extends his international career

Ireland led again 3-2 in the shootout when Caoimhín Kelleher saved from Mojmir Chytil only for Finn Azaz and Alan Browne to fail to beat Kovar with the next two attempts

Séamus Coleman joined Heimir Hallgrímsson for a press conference that touched on the mix of passion and composure Ireland must discover to overcome a Czech Republic side that appears on paper to have a stronger chance of progressing in this World Cup playoff semi-final

At 37 and with injuries restricting his appearances for Everton, this is Coleman’s last chance to reach a World Cup

In a change from normal procedure, the Ireland manager will list 24 or 25 players during a live press conference at 12.15pm

Both Brady and Coleman are the only current players that featured at Euro 2016, the last time Ireland qualified for a major tournament

The Republic of Ireland will open their Nations League campaign with four matches in 10 days in September and October, including home and away fixtures against Israel