‘Ireland is not anti-Semitic’: Taoiseach rejects criticism from veteran US senator
Idaho Republican and chair of US Senate foreign relations committe Jim Risch said Ireland was on ‘a hateful, anti-Semitic path’
Occupied Territories Bill
AG would be obliged to share advice on proposed legislation with public under new Bill
Bill also proposes new duty for Attorney General to public when State is involved in litigation with citizens
Gaza death toll passes 57,000 with little clarity on potential ceasefire
US Senator says Occupied Territories Bill would cause Ireland ‘self-inflicted economic harm’
Zero sum recorded for services traded between Ireland and illegal Israeli settlements in 2023
Committee hears services can be traded on internet and by email and were very difficult to monitor and quantify
Government briefs pro-Palestine EU allies on Occupied Territories Bill
Tánaiste Simon Harris says other EU members need to bring forward their own legislation
Will the EU sanction Israel?
Ireland and other countries favour sanctions against Israel, including suspending a trade agreement
EU’s splintered stance on Gaza crisis a ‘huge stain’ on bloc, says Taoiseach
Draft occupied Palestinian territories Bill published with no reference to banning of services
Occupied Territories Bill: Services decision to be based on advice from Attorney General
Dáil hears EU’s ‘descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafening’
Taoiseach warns against forgetting Gaza as international focus turns to Israel-Iran conflict
Ireland to push for sanctions on Israel at EU summit
Renewed calls for EU to suspend Israel trade deal
EU had been far to slow to act in the face of genocide in Gaza, says Simon Harris
Draft occupied territories Bill not expected to cover banning trade in services, says Frances Black
Independent Senator would like to see draft legislation extend beyond banning trade in goods with occupied Palestinian territories
Government wants to pass Bill banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories ‘this summer’
Timeline for passage of Bill has been subject of much political scrutiny
‘Groundbreaking’ case over Airbnb lettings in West Bank will set precedent for Irish companies, says Senator
Company is facing five international legal challenges from activists who say it is managing more than 300 holiday lettings in the West Bank
Despite the politics, Ireland is Israel’s second-biggest export market for goods
Figures from UN’s trade database Comtrade highlight Ireland’s compromised political position as EU takes harder tone on Gaza
Liam Cunningham says Government is ‘siding with warmongers’ as he endorses Irish neutrality campaign
Cunningham urges public to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to retain triple lock and accuses Government of ‘lying’
TD apologises over remarks ‘wrongly’ comparing British army in Ireland with Israeli actions in Gaza
Tánaiste rejects claims Government not doing enough for Palestinian people
Sligo-based doctor whose nine nieces and nephews were killed in Gaza: ‘I’m not seeking revenge, I just want this madness to end’
Dr Ali Alnajjar, an uncle to nine children who died in Gaza last week, calls for an end to Israel’s ‘impunity’
Occupied Territories Bill: what’s in it, how it has changed and what the implications might be
Even without some of the provisions contained in Senator Frances Black’s original Bill, it could face opposition
Renewed political pressure to expand opposition to Israeli assault on Gaza
Tánaiste Simon Harris secures Cabinet approval to begin drafting legislation
Cabinet approves move to draft an occupied territories Bill
Government plans fall short of ban first proposed by Independent senator Frances Black in 2018
TD describes Israelis as ‘Nazis of the modern world’ as Dáil debates war in Gaza
EU-Israel Association Agreement should be suspended while review ongoing, Dáil hears
Combining forces: Opposition plans to break the big two’s stranglehold on power begin to germinate
With Sinn Féin taking the lead, contact grows between parties of the left, though Labour and the Social Democrats are wary of having their identities eroded
Simon Harris interview: My style of politics is not a problem
Inside Politics: Tánaiste answers questions about housing, Occupied Territories Bill, a proposed levy on streamers like Netflix and more
Attorney General ‘raised no issue’ with banning services from illegal Israeli settlements - O’Gorman
Legal issue claim is ‘tactic’ by Government to delay Occupied Territories Bill, Roderic O’Gorman says
Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the Occupied Territories Bill?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Airlines ‘declaring they carry weapons’ through Irish airspace, claims People Before Profit TD
Tánaiste says we need better understanding of what happens ‘above our skies’, Government to consider amending laws
‘So much gratitude in West Bank for Irish solidarity’: How Nobel Prize-winners are raising Palestinians’ plight
Delegation of women hears of ‘system of violence and impunity’ on visit to territory occupied by Israel
Government remains extremely nervous about Occupied Territories Bill
Back at home, Government likely to come under pressure over Occupied Territories Bill
Ireland’s human rights obligations
‘Government has failed to deliver on election promise to pass the Occupied Territories Bill’
More than €10m of Irish State funds invested in Israeli companies with links to occupied territories
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe discloses that direct investment by the State in business with direct links to illegal settlements has fallen to €1.25 million
Poll shows Ireland’s attachment to neutrality is strong but nuanced
Neutrality has, in effect, meant whatever the government of the day says it means
Irish Times poll: Current model of neutrality backed by 63% of voters
Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll finds wealthier voters and women are most likely to support current model of neutrality
Fine Gael councillor gets ‘significant sanction’ for comment on ‘the Jews’
Punam Rane suspended from party rights and privileges for 18 months, Simon Harris confirms
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