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Republic of Ireland: Hallgrimsson accused of ‘ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity’

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More than 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter by the Irish Sport for Palestine Group to urge a boycott of the games against Israel.

The Republic of Ireland are due to play Israel on 27 September in Hungary before the reverse fixture in Serbia on 4 October.

The letter states that the FAI, Uefa and the Irish government should have intervened before this stage, but there is still time to “show the power of sport to unite”.

Sportspeople such as Olympian Ciara Mageean, former Republic of Ireland footballer Louise Quinn, ex-Ireland rugby fly-half Tony Ward – who boycotted an Irish rugby tour of South Africa – and boxers Tyrone McKenna and Eric Donovan have signed the letter.

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Also included in the 160 plus names are GAA’s Padraig O’Hora, Joe Brolly, Colm O’Rourke, Michael Darragh Macauley, Philly McMahon, Valerie Mulcahy and Rena Buckley, as well as para-athlete Alan Dineen and ultimate frisbee’s Stephen Jones, who both boycotted fixtures against Israel earlier this year.

“This is a significant moment and with this moment you have an opportunity to do the right thing,” the letter states.

“Putting on the Irish jersey and representing your country means something. But the Ireland we want represented is the one that remembers its roots in anti-colonial and anti-imperial resistance, which Irish sport played a large part of.

“This moment symbolises something deeper, it is bigger than sport. But in a way this IS sport.

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“Not playing the game would be the most sporting thing you could do. Through your leadership and courage, it would show the power of sport to unite, remind us of the shared values that connect us all, and have an impact far beyond the game.”

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SPOILER: Huge match set to headline tonight’s WWE RAW

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A huge match is reportedly set to be the main event of tonight’s episode of WWE RAW. This week’s show will air live from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

According to Viper Reports, tonight’s episode of WWE RAW will be headlined by the men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match. Solo Sikoa, Dragon Lee, and Dominik Mysterio are scheduled to compete in a Triple Threat MITB qualifying match tonight. The winner of the match will compete in the Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match at the PLE next month in New Orleans.

Solo Sikoa refused to rejoin The Bloodline earlier this year and is currently in an alliance with LA Knight on RAW. Knight is scheduled to challenge Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank 2026, and his exact words to The Tribal Chief following his attack last week on RAW were revealed earlier today.

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Dominik Mysterio lost the AAA Mega Championship to El Grande Americano in the main event of TripleMania 34 earlier this month. Dragon Lee challenged Chad Gable for the Intercontinental Championship last week on WWE RAW but came up short in the title match.

WWE Hall of Famer sends message to Dominik Mysterio

WWE icon Rey Mysterio recently reacted to Dominik Mysterio claiming that he wanted his father to give him his mask and apologize to him.

In an interview with Outkick, Rey Mysterio reacted to his son’s claims by suggesting that he never should have helped him get into the wrestling business.

“That’s pretty deep for him to say that,” Rey Mysterio said. “At the end of the day, I believe I have much more tricks up my sleeve than he does. If he thinks he’s going to step all over me, retire me, take my name and have me apologize to him for what apparently I have done, maybe I shouldn’t have helped him break into the business. Maybe he should have grinded on his own and scratched and clawed just like I did at the age of 14 when I first broke into the business, which was really tough back then. Now, it’s much easier to get into the business. It’s not like before,” he said. (H/T: Outkick)

DOMINIK MYSTERIO PULLING UP WITH THE REY MYSTERIO MASK WAS TOO COLD WHAT A MOMENT #AAATripleMania

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It will be interesting to see if Dominik Mysterio can win his Money in the Bank qualifying match later tonight on WWE RAW.