The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dublin/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:39:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Dublin | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dublin/ 32 32 Dublin’s National Concert Hall scraps fundraiser for Israel’s MDA, sparking outcry https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublins-national-concert-hall-scraps-fundraiser-for-israels-mda-sparking-outcry/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:56:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3801542 Head of Magen David Adom's local branch says cancellation further adds to 'escalating global perception of Ireland as one of the most antisemitic countries in Europe'

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]]> Dublin city councilors accuse ‘Zionist lobby’ of quashing proposal to rename Herzog Park https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-city-councilors-accuse-zionist-lobby-of-quashing-proposal-to-rename-herzog-park/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:45:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703082 While the City Council voted Monday to table the measure for now, Irish Jews express concern over 'palpable hatred' voiced during the debate

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]]> ‘You cannot deceive the world’: Sa’ar, Irish ambassador spar at Foreign Ministry event https://www.timesofisrael.com/you-cannot-deceive-the-world-saar-irish-envoy-spar-at-foreign-ministry-event/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:22:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3702976 Irish envoy takes issue with Israeli FM's version of row over now-shelved plans to strip Herzog name from Dublin park; Sa'ar says he will keep up pressure against 'antisemitic' Dublin

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]]> Dublin halts plans to rename city’s Herzog Park after accusations of antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-halts-plans-to-rename-citys-herzog-park-after-accusations-of-antisemitism/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:34:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701664&preview=true&preview_id=3701664 Council chief refers matter back to committee, after proposal called out by Irish PM, drew charges of antisemitism from Israel and local Jewish community

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]]> Irish government slams Dublin plan to remove name of Chaim Herzog from city park https://www.timesofisrael.com/irish-government-slams-dublin-plan-to-remove-name-of-chaim-herzog-from-city-park/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 22:39:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700880&preview=true&preview_id=3700880 Foreign minister says move 'has no place in our inclusive republic'; country's chief rabbi says renaming park would 'send a painful message of isolation to our small community'

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]]> Dublin City Council to vote on renaming Herzog Park after anti-Israel campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-city-council-to-vote-on-renaming-herzog-park-after-anti-israel-campaign/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:49:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700614 Irish Jewish activist blasts 'blatant attempt to erase Irish-Jewish history'; office of his son, current Israeli president, says move 'would be a regrettable and shameful act'

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]]> Israel moves bond approval process out of Ireland as Dublin pushes to reject ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-moves-bond-approval-process-out-of-ireland-as-dublin-pushes-to-reject-ties/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:18:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3631873 Luxembourg takes over European Union task of okaying prospectus for Diaspora bond program, used to help finance war, as Irish ramp up anti-Israel protests

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]]> Junior British diplomat quits to protest arms sales to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/junior-british-diplomat-quits-to-protest-arms-sales-to-israel/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:31:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3357288 Mark Smith, a counterterror official posted to Dublin, accuses Foreign Office of ignoring his attempts to raise concern about legality of weapons deals

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]]> Dublin campus protest ends as college vows to divest from Israeli settlements https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-campus-protest-ends-as-college-vows-to-divest-from-israeli-settlements/ Thu, 09 May 2024 05:10:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3285832 University says it will cut ties with Israeli companies operating in 'occupied Palestinian Territory'; 32 arrested as police clear anti-Israel Amsterdam protest

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]]> Dublin: Heavy police presence prevents repeat of far-right rioting after stabbing https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-heavy-police-presence-prevents-repeat-of-far-right-rioting-after-stabbing/ Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:53:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3162465 Situation in Irish capital stable after worst violences in decades following stabbing of 3 children outside a school on Thursday and rumors that a foreign national was responsible

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]]> Dublin school urged to apologize for French ex-Nazi teacher who abused students https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-school-urged-to-apologize-for-french-ex-nazi-teacher-who-abused-students/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 22:02:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3111502 Campaigner against St. Conleth's College, which employed Louis Feutren for decades before he died in 2009, says his old teacher 'was boastful, unrepentant and proud' of Nazi past

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]]> Literary fans mark ‘Bloomsday’ as Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ hits 100 https://www.timesofisrael.com/literary-fans-mark-bloomsday-as-joyces-ulysses-hits-100/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:04:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2781929 Novel plays out entirely on one day -- June 16, 1904 -- and follows the emphatically unheroic Jewish protagonist Leopold Bloom around British-ruled Dublin

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]]> Joint Purim and St. Patrick’s Day gives Irish Jews more reasons to raise a glass https://www.timesofisrael.com/joint-purim-and-st-patricks-day-gives-irish-jews-more-reasons-to-raise-a-glass/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:44:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2726320 Known to Jewish community as 'The ‘Double P,' day will be celebrated by local synagogues in Dublin and by expats living in Israel

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]]> Swastika painted on Irish synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/swastika-painted-on-irish-synagogue/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 23:07:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1992431 Stone wall around Dublin Hebrew Congregation, the oldest active Jewish house of prayer in the country, vandalized

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]]> Dublin mayor calls for Irish boycott of 2019 Eurovision in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/dublin-mayor-calls-for-irish-boycott-of-2019-eurovision-in-israel/ Mon, 14 May 2018 20:58:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1850389 Micheal Mac Donncha, a long-time vocal supporter of boycotting the Jewish state, says his country should show solidarity with Palestinians

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