Ireland

Ireland to recognize the State of Palestine this May

Monday-20-May-2024

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris announced that his country will recognize the State of Palestine by the end of May.

Irish Prime Minister: Israel engaging in collective punishment in Gaza

Friday-13-October-2023

Israel is engaging in collective punishment and does not have the right to breach international law in its response to Gaza Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said.

Irish novelist turns down Hebrew translation of her book

Wednesday-13-October-2021

Award-winning Irish novelist Sally Rooney has turned down an offer from an Israeli publisher to translate her latest novel "Beautiful World Where Are You" into Hebrew.

Irish foreign minister visits Gaza

Tuesday-3-December-2019

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning along with a high-level diplomatic delegation.

Irish Senate advances bill banning dealings with Israeli settlements

Thursday-29-November-2018

The Irish Senate on Wednesday approved another stage in the legislation to boycott the sale of products and services from Israeli settlements.

Ireland: US halt of funding to UNRWA “heartless and dangerous”

Sunday-2-September-2018

Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney has condemned the US decision to end all funding to UNRWA which supports some five million Palestinian refugees.

Barghouthi lauds Irish ban on trade with Israeli settlements

Friday-13-July-2018

Mustafa al-Barghouthi secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative has applauded Ireland’s senate for voting in favor of a bill banning the importation of products from Israeli settlements describing the step as a “European precedent.”

Israel minister calls for closing embassy in Ireland over boycott bill

Thursday-12-July-2018

Israeli war minister Avigdor Lieberman called on Thursday for closing the Israeli Embassy in Dublin in response to the Irish Senate's overwhelming vote in support of a proposal to boycott companies and imports of goods from the West Bank settlements a move that Israel warned Dublin not to implement in January.

Amnesty: Irish law to ban trade in Israel settlement products key step

Thursday-12-July-2018

Amnesty International welcomed the legislative efforts made by Ireland to prohibit certain economic activities with illegal settlements in territories deemed occupied under international law such as the Occupied Palestinian Territories.