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There was trouble in Stormont today over Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 Qualifiers

Published 13:35 8 Oct 2015 BST

Updated 13:35 8 Oct 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
There was trouble in Stormont today over Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 Qualifiers

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Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland both have crucial Euro 2016 Qualifiers this evening. Both sides will enjoy the support of their country's football fans. Well, most of them anyway. This evening's football was discussed at the Stormont Assembly, earlier. For some reason [possible bandwagoning], a couple of political parties opted to raise motions of support for the teams. Here is how a simple matter unfolded in a needlessly complicated manner. Common bond https://twitter.com/BBCMarkSimpson/status/652050760520331264 Hold on https://twitter.com/BBCMarkSimpson/status/652056228886089728 Hard luck Poland https://twitter.com/BBCMarkSimpson/status/652061873886658560

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