Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Greece in Athens will go ahead despite the country declaring national days of mourning after a large number migrants died off the southern coast after a boat capsized.
In reaction the Greek government declared three days of mourning with many large-scale events called off.
But after talks between the Greek government and Uefa, Friday night’s match will go ahead, with a minute’s silence in honour of those who lost their lives.
A huge search and rescue operation has failed to find any more survivors after a fishing boat sank off the coast of southern Greece. The boat crammed with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank on Wednesday.
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In one of the worst disasters of its kind this year, at least 78 people are dead and many more are missing. It was unclear how many passengers were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds of people may have been aboard when the boat went down far from shore.
