Ireland Eurovision boycott over Israel inclusion
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UEFA rejects Ireland's request not to play Israel
IFA head of communications Shlomi Barzel questioned whether a formal request had been made to UEFA.
Ireland's designated home match against Israel on October 4 is scheduled to be played behind closed doors in Backa Topola, Serbia.
UEFA rejected the Football Association of Ireland's request to avoid future pairings with Israel.
Ireland boycotts Eurovision for second year over Israel inclusion
This is the second consecutive year that Ireland will neither participate in nor broadcast the Eurovision competition.
The European Broadcasting Union organises the annual Eurovision music competition.
Eurovision organisers said they would exclude any country involved in an armed conflict from hosting the competition.