Current sectionSports'I'm sure it's going to heat up over the next few months. We don't want to be put into a position,' Ireland's midfielder Jamie McGrath told the BBC as the expected soccer match against Israel is set to be held in DublinShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters06:38 PM • May 29 2026 IDTIrish soccer midfielder Jamie McGrath said the team does not want to get embroiled in the controversy surrounding their Nations League games against Israel after their friendly win ‌over Qatar in Dublin on Thursday was disrupted by protests.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel sportEuropePro-Palestinian protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealHamasIDF-LebanonAbraham AccordsStrait of HormuzEid al-AdhaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIrish Soccer Player Calls for Resolution Over anti-Israel ProtestsOn Average, 11 Children Are Killed or Wounded Every Day in Lebanon, UN SaysWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Why Aren't All Eyes on Sudan?Dozens Protest Manhattan Real Estate Fair Selling Jerusalem PropertyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not