The FAI has said a decision on potentially moving the Republic of Ireland men’s Nations League home game against Israel from Dublin to a neutral venue won’t be made until after the women’s team World Cup qualifier against France on Tuesday night.The Irish Times understands that the board has informally settled on moving the game, but that a formal decision will be made in the days following the France qualifier so as not to overshadow that match.Hungary is believed to be a leading option to be the neutral venue, however, this would depend on Uefa, the competition organiser, greenlighting any decision.In a statement, the FAI said it will not be releasing a statement on whether the game would be moved until Thursday “due to the hugely significant game” in Grenoble on Tuesday.It said the association’s board “continue to meet to discuss the operational aspects of hosting the home fixture” but that there are “ongoing discussions with Uefa”.It said the statement came “in response to the high volume of media queries” on the topic.“Any decision around the game is solely a matter for the association”, the FAI said and stressed its responsibility is to “protect the future interests of football in Ireland”.FAI president Paul Cooke would not comment when asked if the decision had already been made, noting it is “under ongoing review”. Ireland are due to play Israel in an “away” game on September 27th and at home on October 4th.The Israeli men’s side last game in their own country was against Belarus on September 12th, 2023, at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, with nine fixtures subsequently moved to Hungarian stadiums and one match in Moldova.The Ireland v Israel games have been the subject of much debate in recent weeks.The Ireland friendly against Qatar at the Aviva Stadium was interrupted on three occasions by protesters throwing tennis balls wrapped in Palestinian flags with “Stop The Game” written on them.Any potential decision to move the home game would not be without precedent.In September 2024, Belgium moved their Nations League tie against Israel, initially scheduled for the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, to behind closed doors in the Hungarian city of Debrecen, as no local authority in Belgium considered it possible to host the game, citing security concerns and anticipated protests.Last week Ireland assistant coach John O’Shea said about the games: “Heimir [Hallgrímsson] has spoken about it, and I’d echo that sentiment as well.“Obviously [Uefa] acted on Russia, they haven’t acted on Israel. From a sporting point of view, we don’t want to give anyone an advantage, but we fully appreciate it’s not right,” he said.“You don’t want to lose any sporting advantage. But we totally understand the nation’s feelings, and for us to be involved in this scenario, it’s not right.“Any sanctions that affect Irish football, in the sense of sporting sanctions, [forfeiting] games, having defeats, giving an advantage to other teams, it’s not right.“Hopefully the authorities, and the Government, [and] Uefa, can resolve it for us,” the assistant coach and former player said.