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Micheál Martin: a number of countries have been suspended in the past for doing so and that's the reality of it

On the recordJune 16, 2026
a number of countries have been suspended in the past for doing so and that's the reality of it
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Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil
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Editor's note · Context

Responding to calls for government intervention in the football match.

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