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Ireland manager gets prime minister Martin’s backing in row with Israel over ‘genocide’
<ul><li><p>Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FA</p></li><li><p>Micheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’</p></li></ul><p>Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s foot
Published 23 September at 09:31 UTC
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<ul><li><p>Heimir Hallgrímsson accused of ‘stupidity’ by Israel’s FA</p></li><li><p>Micheál Martin says IFA’s response is ‘unacceptable’</p></li></ul><p>Ireland’s prime minister, Micheál Martin, backed his country’s football manager, Heimir Hallgrímsson, after Israel’s football federation accused Hallgrimsson of “stupidity, ignorance and hypocrisy” over comments about the war in Gaza.</p><p>“I thi