Ireland

Dublin Mayor apologizes to Jewish community for hurt caused by proposed Herzog Park renaming

During Monday's monthly council meeting, Mayor McAdam said: "I wish to acknowledge the concern and upset caused to members of Dublin's Jewish community, to local residents of Rathgar."

A PLAQUE on a stone reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast, as Dublin City Council has prepared a motion to rename 'Herzog Park' to 'Hind Rajab Park' after Hind Rajab from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2025.
The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin’s National Concert Hall scraps fundraiser for Israeli emergency service, igniting outcry

 Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

UK prosecutors lose appeal to reinstate terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper

The inauguration ceremony of Rabbi Yoni Wieder as chief rabbi of Ireland was held at the Dublin Hebrew Synagogue, May 21, 2024.

Irish Jews report 143 antisemitic incidents in six months through a new reporting system


'Israel are war criminals' Kneecap declares at Glastonbury after terror charges

The group has previously claimed that they were "playing characters" on stage, and it was up to the audience to interpret their messages.

 Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

Ireland declares war on West Bank dates and avocados over trade ban with Israel - opinion

The law, which it delusionally promotes as “an important step to uphold international law,” violates international law and is of no relevance to Israelis and Palestinians resolving conflict.

 Relations between Israel and Ireland.

Ireland becomes first European country to introduce ban on trade, imports from Israeli settlements

Ireland's commitment to the prohibition on imports from Israeli settlements came after the International Court of Justice delivered its Advisory Opinion on 19 July 2024.

 People applaud as Taoiseach Simon Harris looks on after receiving a majority parliamentary vote to become the next Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, in Dublin, Ireland, April 9, 2024.

New study refutes idea of incestuous elite ruling ancient Ireland

A study by the University of York and UCD found no evidence in nearby settlements, diets, or trade to support the existence of an economic or social elite in ancient Ireland.

 Older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza, Newgrange is believed to have been built by a farming community that prospered in the Boyne Valley.

Kneecap rapper, facing UK terror charges over his pro-Palestinian activism, may headline US show

The potential uncertainty over Kneecap’s North American tour comes as one band member, Mo Chara, faces terrorism charges in London over wearing a Hezbollah flag.

Members of Kneecap pose on the red carpet at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards in Dublin, Ireland, February 14, 2025.

Ireland begins excavation at Catholic mother-and-baby home to uncover remains of 796 children

Historian Catherine Corless uncovered 796 death certificates but no burial records for the children who died at the institution.

 Tuam, Ireland.

Another Irish band airs pro-Palestinian message at festival: ‘Israel is committing genocide’

The display featured a large image of a Palestinian flag and received applause and cheers from tens of thousands of fans at one of Europe’s largest music festivals.

 Fontaines D.C. at the Primavera Sound music festival in Barcelona Saturday night, June 7, 2025.

Celtic Throne’ brings high-energy Irish dance - review

Minor hiccups aside, this show was two hours of sheer musical and dance energy that made you feel good, happy, and very much alive.

 THE DANCE and music troupe Celtic Throne onstage in Tel Aviv on Sunday

Navigating Ireland’s anti-Israel politics: A personal story of tolerance and tension - opinion

After four visits to Ireland in the last four years, including two since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacres in Israel, we have never experienced any antisemitic remarks or actions directed toward us.

 Relations between Israel and Ireland.

Mother of Irish peacekeeper killed in Lebanon to sue UN - report

Sean Rooney was killed in 2022 while on a UNIFIL mission in Lebanon.

 Wreath of flowers are placed near the coffin of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a U.N. peacekeeping Patrol, during repatriation ceremony at Beirut international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon December 18, 2022.