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
Strip-search of protesters is a scandal of unadulterated hypocrisy
Oonagh Peters says she was led to a cell by a woman garda, told to remove her jeans, pull down her knickers and lift up her bra
Chambers denies Occupied Territories Bill to be ‘shelved’ to appease US
Drafting work is continuing on Bill so that it is compliant with European and national law, Minister says
Women protesting outside Leinster House strip-searched, one subjected to cavity search, Dáil hears
TDs protest at Garda treatment, Taoiseach did not understand ‘necessity for any strip-searching’
Mothers arrested during Gaza protest after Leinster House entrance blocked
Oireachtas members criticise arrest of women from Mothers Against Genocide at protesters outside Dáil
Conor McGregor visits the White House as McDonald and Martin brawl in the Dáil
Israel acts with impunity in Gaza, and the other stories of the week
Ireland could financially punish Israel without Occupied Territories Bill, says UN special rapporteur
Ireland is one of few European countries to take action against Israel but more is needed, Francesca Albanese says
Irish Bill not going to impact immediate decisions of Israeli government, says Taoiseach
EU leaders meet in Brussels over Middle East, Ukraine and potential US trade war
Frances Black says she is open to running for President of Ireland
Independent senator concerned Occupied Territories Bill will be ‘watered down’ following Donald Trump’s election
Taoiseach moves to clarify status of Occupied Territories Bill after meeting with Jewish group
St Patrick’s Day visit: Micheál Martin meets groups in Washington after rejecting as ‘absurd’ claims of anti-Semitism
Manspread for Ireland and don’t ask about Trump’s Russia trip: How Taoiseach should approach US visit
Have a fanfare sound as you unfurl some paper decorated with squiggles. Tell him it is an invitation written in ancient Ogham from the Little People inviting him to visit the land of the leprechauns
Occupied Territories Bill: Leinster House protest calls for legislation fast-tracking
Group staging sunrise-to-sunset action wants Bill passed ‘as per the original text’
Top finance official warns of fallout for Ireland from Israeli goods ban
Proposed law could affect relations with multinational companies employing hundreds of thousands of workers here
Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience
There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short
Government to ban trade on goods but not services from occupied Palestinian territories, Harris tells Dáil
Tánaiste says ‘radical’ amendment need on legislation to avoid EU infringement proceedings
Twitchiness abounds as Gucci Government awaits invite to Trumps’ Irish jamboree
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: End of Dáil fireworks brings spending and housing to the fore
Proposed ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements ‘should not be watered down’, says Senator
Remarks from Frances Black, who introduced Occupied Territories Bill, come in advance of meeting with Tánaiste
Government ‘peddling myth’ about Occupied Territories Bill, former coalition minister says
Claim of need to ‘start from scratch’ is to ‘avoid taking action’, Roderic O’Gorman says
Dáil returns: ‘You left the ESB to do the heavy lifting’ - Government criticised over Storm Éowyn response
Housing targets and ministerial appointments among other topics addressed as TDs reconvene
Government to face early challenge on Occupied Territories Bill
Sinn Féin to introduce motion when Dáil returns on Wednesday
Is Ireland anti-Semitic, an outlier of tolerance or in the middle ground?
Critics decry Michael D Higgins speech for Holocaust Memorial Day, politicians’ stance on Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill
Ireland’s planned ban on certain Israeli goods complicated by recent events
Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill
Ireland’s plan to ban certain Israeli goods would be ‘very difficult to enforce’
Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states
Fianna Fáil members overwhelmingly ratify programme for government
Micheál Martin stands over his criticism of Michael Lowry when the Moriarty tribunal’s report was published in 2011, and said what was revealed by the tribunal was ‘shocking’
What’s in the programme for government: the main points, from housing and health to transport and trade
Department of Justice will incorporate home affairs and migration
Should Ireland pass the Occupied Territories Bill? Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy and former ambassador Daniel Mulhall debate
Contentious proposed law would ban trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory
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