"Drogheda United chairperson Joanna Byrne, the Sinn Féin TD for Louth, has said that the club's board of directors have asked her to resign from the position on account of her comments suggesting that Ireland should not play their Nations League games with Israel."
"Byrne has refused to step down and asserted that she stands over her comments in a statement released through Sinn Féin this evening."
Joanna Byrne is chairperson of Drogheda United and the Sinn Féin TD for Louth. The club's board of directors asked her to resign because she suggested that Ireland should not play its Nations League games with Israel. The request for her departure was made on account of those comments. Byrne refused to step down. She said she stands over her comments and declined to resign. She released a statement through Sinn Féin this evening asserting her position. The dispute centers on her public remarks about Ireland's participation in Nations League fixtures involving Israel and the club board's response.
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