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The Daily PollIRELAND IS SET to co-host the 2028 Uefa European Championships alongside the United Kingdom, with Uefa today confirming their bid to stage the tournament is unopposed.
Uefa announced today that Turkey have withdrawn their rival bid to host the tournament, and confirmation is expected to arrive next Tuesday.
That leaves the Irish/UK bid for 2028 unopposed, with the final hurdle to clear being ratification by a vote at Uefa’s Executive Committee meeting in Switzerland next Tuesday.
There is no confirmation yet on how many co-hosts will qualify automatically.
With this news, we want to know… Are you pleased Ireland is set to co-host Euro 2028?
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Nice to do something with the neighbours. Like it or loathe it and there’s a lot to dislike these days, international tournaments can be great festivals that stretch far beyond the actual games played. We could all do with some good news, a bit of a buzz and something positive to look forward to outside of slaying each other on social media, so a hearty yes from me!
@SerotoninWars: Maybe we get some infrastructure too!
@Thesaltyurchin: Here’s hoping!
Absolutely not. We should not be aligning ourselves in any way with the English FA in particular given the disgusting behaviour of their own fans when they last hosted a tournament. Selling out for short term gain is not smart from Paddy.
@: give it a rest. It wasn’t English fans, it was some fans. I for one am delighted we get to host the euros with our home nations. Irish, English Scots and Welsh. We all love our football.
@Mick: ‘Some fans’.. they were booing all other national anthems in the stadiums. Booing their own team taking the knee.. attacking their own and other fans on the streets before, during and after the matches.
I love football too.. these yokes don’t. They take pride in being hooligans. Yours is the short-sightedness I’m talking about. Nothing is worth the association with England fans.
@Mick: We arent a Home nation
@: correct
@: short sighted? Your just a cry bag. Complain about absolutely everything. Reason this country never does anything of note is because of people like you. We all know England has issues with football but their not the only ones. Just be happy for once ya melt.
@: go and get a job pal. Might cheer you up John John
@Mick: So you’re another one yet to grasp that not every user with no username is not the same person, it’s a bug in the app. So you have no clue what other comments I posted. You’re welcome.
Like I said, some people will clearly take the short term gain not realising that our reputation and self respect is more important. That’s up to you but says a lot about your judgement.
@: firstly, I reply to the comment with the reply button so if that gets directed at the wrong person its not my fault.
Secondly, what are you talking about reputation? The games hosted here have no correlation to the games hosted by the other nations. If anything it gives us the platform to show what this country can do. If they don’t act accordingly and we do thats looks great on us. Your just one of them complainers. Never happy.
They would try anyway.. that’s my point you numbskull.
@Mick: You are AGAIN making comments about what ‘I always do’ without having any clue about what I always do. That’s a really silly thing to do. I made a single point here about not associating ourselves with football hooligans and you’ve given it ten legs. What you are illustrating however is just why Irish politicians have been able to take advantage of the population for so long. Hold up something shiny to the plebs and they fall over themselves without thinking it through.. ‘oh sure isn’t that great’.. FFS.
@: imagine trying to ruin some good news for the country because of your miserable life. Nothing to do with Leo or the other FF clown. I despise both personally. We get to host a massive tournament and your crying about it. What a sad case. BTW I don’t know who your referencing whoever you are but i just started commenting about 2 weeks ago so it couldn’t be me your talking about saying I’m always commenting.
The most miserable journal commentor of the day, and that’s saying something
@Mick: Like I explained, not everything shiny is good for the country.. but clearly it takes a certain amount of intellect to discern between shiny and good.
With the greatest of respect, you’re not making yourself look too bright here. I’m trying to explain that you cannot keep saying what I’m always doing (crying, complaining whatever) when you can’t know which comments are mine. Like the comment about Varadkar wasn’t from me.. (not that I disagree) but you can’t tell because of a bug in the app. Nobody said anything about how many comments you post. You can’t even understand that simple point which explains a lot.
@Mick: Yes it was English fans,no we aren’t a home nation and it’s soccer in Ireland you love or are you a west Brit.
@Daniel Roche: calm down Mary Lou.
We’re gonna need a bigger hotel.
Only benefits Dublin hotels and nightlife. I’d say they are giddy with greed
@Tom: And you are giddy with envy.
@John Terry: most people would say “green” but no I’m not that either
Surely croke park could have been an option ?
@John O Sullivan: it’s not required, Irl, NI, Scotland and Wales need only provide 1 stadium each
@Declan Young: Declan Casement Park isn’t fit for purpose at present, needing drastic upgrading. The planning for this hasnt began yet, and there are no larger suitable stadia in the north. That needs to be sorted, but using a second stadium in the republic could be problematic for the northern fa. I look forward to hearing how the 5 associations who bid will sort out who gets the 2 automatic qualified places. We could be hosting the competition as spectators on the ditch.
Couldn’t care any less
Can’t see any benefit from this, we won’t be given automatic qualification + the Aviva will only host a couple of group games. My heart goes out to the foreigners who’ll be completely fleeced coming over, likely spending €200+ a night for a hotel 2 hours from Dublin.
So am I right in thinking we’d qualify for this then, yippee
@Noel Doherty: No.
@Brendan O’Brien: Right
@: no we won’t.
@: that’s only when there’s only two Associations involved. In this case, there are 5.
I think we will only host some group games and maybe second round game. After this I can only imagine the more important games and rounds will be held in the UK.
It’s way beyond time we start believing we are as capable as anyone else
@Robert Halvey: I agree. but that’s quite difficult when half the ‘supporters’ think we’re genetically inferior and should know our limitations. Our rugby team proving otherwise of course but still no shortage of us with the inferiority complex weighing us down.
@: How many countries in the world play rugby on a decent to high level?
Maybe a dozen or a few more?
Ireland ranks around place 30 of all European teams. When a win over some football giants like Gibraltar is a reason to celebrate, then I don’t think “half the ‘supporters’ think we’re genetically inferior and should know our limitations”.
I would call them realists.
@Wolfgang Bonow: That’s not the point. The point is that we can look to the progress and success of the Irish rugby team to give us confidence that with the right approach and structures, we can achieve on the international stage. No. 1 in rugby is still a great achievement regardless of how many countries play the sport. Our failure in football has been largely down to the failures in approach and structures.. which is something we can work on. With the right approach and right mentality we can make progress too.. but not with this loser mentality.
@: Great, can we flood the LOI with Brazilians and then have them play for Ireland after a year or so, like they do in Rugby. Almost 1/4 of our squad are foreign with no links to Ireland other than playing egg chasing here.
Co host and only get 1 stadium.
@Shane O Mac: yeh but ales. And Scotland only have one
The only way we would be playing in the competition with the players we have at the moment
Bring back John Delaney
20% kill joys. That be about right
@Temp Stuff: 58% thickos.. that seems about right.
Nice to know we won’t be there
Good idea, but Dublin needs infrastructure. Bring back the Bertie Bowl, and provide more two-star hotel accommodation.
We host 6 Nations games in the Aviva every year, the lack of available hotel space due to the housing crisis is an issue, a tram or train from the airport to the city centre would be a benefit, a hotel nearer Dublin Port for ferry travellers wouldn’t hurt either
O lil old Emerald Isles. Congratulations to the Irish people.
More than likely we won’t get automatic qualification so going through the group stages we probably won’t qualify. The Aviva stadium will probably hold 3 group matches, 1 last 16, 1 last 8, and I wouldn’t bet on it holding a semi final so Dublin looking at 5 matches, 6 tops . Is it really worth the trouble.
Let’s get casement built- will the DUP prevent this he Euros coming to NI?
Wharrrabouhdahomelessjoe. Dah mony shud be to luke after ear Owen.
Because it’s football because ⚽
@Alan Scott: I could not care less just not intrested
@Alan Scott: Maybe you should get a job.
First where’s your profile ????? So I will refer to you as a nameless little sh-t who probably never worked a day in your life Third I worked all my life and retired.
@Alan Scott: ‘Probably….’ the word that true intellectual powers use to underwrite a powerful statement. You started with the ‘no job’ nonsense you dimwit. Another 1d1ot making stewpid assumptions on the journal.
@You started this off by saying to me maybe I should get a job It was you who started all of this Sh– off. I have worked 40 years ..
@Alan Scott: check your comment up top at 11:57 wise guy.. you don’t like it when it’s put back to you. Says a lot about your credentials. I hope your ‘work’ was if a better standard than your feeble efforts here.
‘Pleased’ ? Hmm…such a decisive word given the questionable outcomes. I prefer ‘entertained’, having meditated upon related matters and ramifications.
Hosting about 4 games in the Aviva stadium only is not worth it, we’ve wasted our argument that we never got to host anything
Be nice to qualify for it now.
I couldn’t give a fooooook.
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