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FORMAL recognition by Ireland of the Palestinian state is expected to happen before the end of the month.
To all intents and purposes, it occurred at Dalymount Park in Dublin on Wednesday May 15.
The first game of a Palestinian national team on European soil was always going to be heavy on symbolism. The fact that it took place on Nakba Day — marking the original displacement of 750,000 Palestinians in 1948 — added another layer of meaning.
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