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In pictures: London Irish embassy protest vs Ireland-Israel football matches

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:16 July 2026
Post last modified:16 July 2026

Yesterday, 15 July 2026, the London Irish Brigade held a protest outside Ireland’s embassy against the planned Ireland-Israel matches in the UEFA Nations League. The October 2026 fixtures will be held, after the Irish FA voted this month in favour of proceeding, in Hungary and, behind closed doors, in Serbia. Irish football fans, outraged at the idea of playing sport against a genocidal apartheid colony, have been protesting against the fixtures for months. And last night, Irish people living in London took the ‘Stop the Game’ protest loudly to their own embassy: https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/london-irish-embassy-hb-1.mp4 Organiser Frank Glynn explained some of the background: https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Glynn-Stop-Game-Embassy-hb.mp4…

FIFA adopts new match ball for the final four matches of the 2026 World Cup

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:14 July 2026

FIFA and Adidas have announced the launch of a new official match ball for the final four matches of the 2026 World Cup. This marks the first time the tournament has seen a change in the official match ball before the competition draws to a close. After the ‘Trionda’ ball has been in use from the start of the tournament through to the end of the quarter-finals, the new version – named the ‘Trionda Final’ – will feature in the semi-finals between France and Spain, and England and Argentina, as well as the third-place play-off and the final. This change is…

Burnham’s pathetic ‘both sides’ attitude to Gaza matches his equivocation on everything else

Post author:Grace
Post published:17 June 2026
Post last modified:17 June 2026

Tomorrow, 18 June, the Makerfield by-election could open a path for Andy Burnham — current mayor of Greater Manchester — to make a bid for the leadership of the Labour Party. However, given that Labour has lost most of its voters to left-wing, pro-Palestinian parties, it’s worth taking another look at Burnham’s stance on Gaza. (Spoiler alert: it’s not great) Labour losing votes on Palestine Labour’s strategy whilst in government has lent heavily on tacking to the right in a vain attempt to appeal to Reform voters. However, the party actually lost four times as many voters to the Greens at…