Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne says Basketball Ireland's decision to go ahead with today's women's EuroBasket qualifier against Israel will remain a matter for the sport's governing body but acknowledged that it may put individual players in a "very difficult position". The match has been overshadowed by a campaign for Ireland's women's team to boycott the fixture, which will be played in Latvia due to the ongoing war in Gaza. Basketball Ireland insist they cannot afford the financial or competitive implications of not playing the game, with CEO John Feehan telling RTÉ Sport on Tuesday that the potential...