Handling home fixture with Israel will be FAI's next port of call

Not only will the build-up be overshadowed by moral outrage during every interview with players and staff but the prospect of protests elevates the case to a national security matter

The Republic of Ireland insist they will fulfil their Nations League fixtures against Israel in the autumn despite calling for the country to be banned by UEFA last year. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA

Whether you consider it a sport or not, darts held the biggest appeal for Irish and British tourists on the red-eye flights into Brussels on Thursday.

Luke Littler leading the cast in Antwerp for the second weekly instalment of the Premier League had fans jetting in their droves.