Gerry Adams among high-profile names in new ‘Stop The Game’ campaign video

Several athletes and politicians, including Gerry Adams, have taken part in a video as part of the Stop The Game campaign.

The video, which was posted across social media by League of Ireland side Bohemians, featured many names from Irish football, including former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr, who started the video off by saying, "I know the difference between right and wrong."

The same message was reiterated by dozens of participants throughout the video, from former League of Ireland star Eoin Doyle and Leinster rugby player Trevor Horgan, to former Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams.

The message from the campaign was clear, as throughout the video, the participants said: "I know the difference between right and wrong. 6 points or 75,000 lives. I have a heart. Ireland has an opportunity to stand up for what is right. We are not willing to sportswash genocide. Stop the game."

Ireland must not play Israel in the UEFA nations league. #StopTheGame pic.twitter.com/toCUgMVHpT

— Bohemian Football Club (@bfcdublin) June 11, 2026

The Stop The Game campaign will continue after the Dáil rejected the proposal to stop the Ireland-Israel matches and to seek a ban on Israel partaking in all international sports.

The motions were brought forward by Sinn Féin and the Social Democrat politicians and were debated in Dáil Éireann on Tuesday and Wednesday.

After a series of votes, the House supported the amended motions by 81 votes to 68 votes. Social Democrats TD Sinéad Gibney said that there’s a ‘growing sentiment, we cannot stand alongside Israel in a sporting fixture of this nature.’ She added that this is a chance for Ireland to ‘stand up as leaders and say we will distance ourselves from Israel.’

The Government tabled a counter-motion that any decision to boycott should be left up to the FAI, which Minister for Sport Charlie McConalogue said were in touch with the football associations of Norway, Israel and Palestine to discuss whether the game should go ahead as planned in Dublin.

The match is set to take place on October 4 at the Aviva Stadium, though it’s believed that the FAI will meet to discuss the possibility of moving the fixture, with a resolution to be announced in the coming days.

*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.