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Republic of Ireland's Robbie Keane and Gareth McAuley of Northern Ireland, Carling Nations Cup, 24 May 2011 ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

Poll: Would you like to see an all Ireland soccer team?

We’d like to hear your thoughts on the establishment all Ireland soccer team – are you for or against?

FINE GAEL SENATOR Catherine Noone has called for the establishment of an all Ireland soccer team, echoing the sentiment expressed by Sinn Féin at the party’s Ard Fhéis last month.

Yesterday, Noone said she believed that now was the perfect time for the issue to be considered, as the Republic of Ireland is currently preparing for the Euro 2012 campaign and because of rumours about the Republic possibly co-hosting Euro 2020. She added that players from both Northern Ireland and the Republic had “already proven that they can collaborate and thrive with an all-island rugby team”.

In May, Sinn Féin TD Sandra McLellan similarly told delegates: “Other sports have shown maturity and rationale, it’s a pity that soccer does not learn from other sports when one team represents Ireland in such sports like rugby, cricket and international rules.”

What do you think – would you like to see an all Ireland soccer team?


Poll Results:

Yes (2380)
No (729)
I don't know (180)

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    Mute Don't Even Start
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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:14 AM

    Jesus….lockdown will be over by the time I finish reading this article! ;-)

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    Mute John Doyle
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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:29 AM

    @Don’t Even Start: you’re right, its over

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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:30 AM

    @Don’t Even Start: A bit of data visualisation would be good..

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    Jun 13th 2020, 1:25 AM

    Just thank the man above SF were not in charge. I’ll say no more.

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    Mute Hello DAVE!
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    Jun 13th 2020, 2:04 AM

    @Stephen: you live in the flat below Mìchael?

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    Jun 13th 2020, 6:33 AM

    @Stephen: Clearly you are a very simple sort of fellow if you think like that. The outcome i.e. where we are today would be the exact same no matter which of our political parties were in charge. The countries response to this crisis was driven and managed by our medical experts.

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    Mute Brian Madden
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    Jun 13th 2020, 7:38 AM

    @Stephen: Tony Holohan is running the show. Mary Lou wanted an even stricter lockdown.

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    Jun 13th 2020, 10:11 AM

    @Stephen: G

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    Jun 13th 2020, 4:35 PM

    @Brian Madden: yet NI were much slower to enter lockdown than us, and their pandemic payment is less.

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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:28 AM

    And not a mention of nursing homes, other than they sought to ban visitation.

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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:47 AM

    Been here since Christmas… and feck the most vulnerable… can’t get a hospital appointment….But Penny’s is open. Gwan the Caretaker Government.. taking care of Denise etc. Cos the masculine in toxic ffs!

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    Jun 13th 2020, 1:52 AM

    @Hello DAVE!: is

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    Mute Tanks a Minion
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    Jun 13th 2020, 3:46 AM

    Compare the dates with Australia and NZ, that will show how wrong Ireland got it.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia
    102 deaths from 25.5 million in Oz, two cities with the population of Ireland, direct flights with China.

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    Mute Criostoir Mac Ranghaill
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    Jun 13th 2020, 1:52 AM

    Will someone please go and tell the government, their advisors and the health experts to pull up their trousers
    Its all over now

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    Jun 13th 2020, 2:05 AM

    @Criostoir Mac Ranghaill: for 1300 most vulnerable!

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    Jun 13th 2020, 2:48 AM

    @Hello DAVE!: Most of them are already in their eternal resting place from the nursing homes fiasco

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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:50 AM

    Did superholo get his cervical check yet?

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    Mute Stewart O Neill
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    Jun 13th 2020, 7:50 AM

    Our response should have been to close all airports. Close the ports which would stop people coming IN with the virus weeks later. A new screening centre in the airport like they have for guns in the states should be introduced if you temp is high then you must be hospitalised end of.
    None of this crap where we were the only country with inbound flights.

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    Jun 13th 2020, 4:37 PM

    @Stewart O Neill: were not the only country with inbound flights. Why would you put someone into hospital because they have a high temperature? Having a high temperature doesn’t mean they have Covid 19.

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    Jun 13th 2020, 12:32 AM

    :-/ meant to comment on the other article

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    Jun 13th 2020, 3:10 AM

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