Four countries to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel’s inclusion
Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, and Slovenia refuse to participate in next year’s event after calling for Israel to be bann
![Police use a water cannon in an attempt to disperse protesters gathered for an anti-immigration demonstration in Ballymena, Northern Ireland [File: Paul Faith/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AFP__20250611__49ZC92F__v1__HighRes__BritainNirelandUnrestRacism-1749710920.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Demonstrators hold placards calling for Israel to be banned from UEFA and FIFA during a national protest in Dublin, Ireland [File: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-04T150729Z_777104699_RC205HAL1B89_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-IRELAND-PROTEST-1759952902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Onlookers film a police vehicle burning as a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers turns violent [Peter Murphy/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AFP__20251021__79K99UU__v1__HighRes__IrelandDemonstrationAssaultPoliceMigration-1761082059.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
- list 1 of 10Published on 11 Oct 2025
It’s a wrap
- list 2 of 10Published on 11 Oct 2025
More to come on Al Jazeera Sport
- list 3 of 10Published on 11 Oct 2025
More from Ireland coach: ‘Not happy, but… proud of our performance’
- list 4 of 10Published on 11 Oct 2025
Our Portugal-Ireland report is live
Published On 11 Oct 2025
