Coach of Ireland, who has called for a ban on Israel, says ‘we respect the protest’ after game against Qatar is twice interrupted when Palestinian flagged-tennis balls thrown onto field Irish soccer fans disrupted their national team’s exhibition match with World Cup participant Qatar in Dublin late Thursday by throwing tennis balls on the pitch in protest of upcoming games against Israel. An AFP journalist in the stadium said a volley of dozens of tennis balls emblazoned with Palestinian flags and the words ‘Stop the Game’ were thrown by Irish protesters around the 11th minute. It occurred soon after Ireland scored the only goal in a 1-0 win. Further volleys of balls landed on the pitch later in the first half, the AFP journalist said. Security guards, players and Ireland’s Icelandic boss Heimir Hallgrimsson helped clear the balls during two separate stoppages that lasted for several minutes each.…