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anti-Semitism in Ireland

Irish writer and director Graham Linehan reacts as he has to queue up to enter upon arrival at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, on November 25, 2025. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
May 13, 2026, 12:02 am
Irish writer calls public broadcaster’s decision not to air Eurovision ‘antisemitic’
RTE plans on airing episode of ‘Father Ted’ written by Graham Linehan, who says he didn’t give permission for channel to use work as ‘antisemitic political gesture’
By AFP
The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. (Noel Bennett via JTA)
April 14, 2026, 6:56 am
Dublin’s National Concert Hall scraps fundraiser for Israel’s MDA, sparking outcry
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’
By Grace Gilson
Antisemitic graffiti reading 'Rat' and 'Jew' is seen on an Ireland road, around December 31, 2025. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 22, 2026, 5:07 am
Survey finds half of Irish adults don’t know 6 million Jews were murdered in Holocaust
8% of poll respondents believe the Holocaust is a myth and didn’t happen, while 17% believe the death toll has been greatly exaggerated
By Grace Gilson
A woman wearing a Palestinian flag pushes a stroller on a crosswalk outside EU headquarters in Brussels, May 26, 2024. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
January 8, 2026, 6:25 pm
Europe’s harshest Israel critics aren’t driven by Islamism or antisemitism, report suggests
Study to be released before International Holocaust Remembrance Day finds diplomatic failures, national narratives and virtue signaling in countries leading charge against Israel
By Zev Stub
Antisemitic graffiti reading 'Rat' and 'Jew' is seen on an Ireland road, around December 31, 2025. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 2, 2026, 10:34 am
‘RAT JEW’ graffiti painted on Ireland road; police treating incident as a hate crime
Vandalism also included swastikas, Stars of David, and ‘USA,’ covering some hundred yards of rural road in Leinster; Holocaust education NGO sounds alarm on echoes of Nazi rhetoric
By ToI Staff
Members of the Dublin City Council sit in the council chambers during the December 1, 2025, meeting in which the proposal to rename Herzog Park was sent back to the naming committee. (Screenshot from webcast via JTA)
December 2, 2025, 11:45 pm
Dublin city councilors accuse ‘Zionist lobby’ of quashing proposal to rename Herzog Park
While the City Council voted Monday to table the measure for now, Irish Jews express concern over ‘palpable hatred’ voiced during the debate
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Olwen Fouéré attends the world premiere of "The Watchers" at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on June 02, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
November 30, 2025, 5:42 pm
Actress rejects honor from Irish university in protest of Israel research pact
Olwen Fouéré joins two others in turning down honorary doctorates over school’s research partnership with Technion
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: Members of the Hamas terrorist group search for bodies of the slain hostages in an area in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
October 27, 2025, 1:26 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 27: Day 752 – Can Hamas be forced into stage two of the Trump plan?
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a transnational Iranian terror network targeting Jewish sites and whether Israel’s ties with Ireland will be rockier under its new president
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Members of the band Kneecap arrive at Woolwich Crown Court in London on September 26, 2025. (AP/Joanna Chan)
September 26, 2025, 2:49 pm
UK court drops terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper on technicality
Liam O’Hanna, who was charged after wearing Hezbollah flag and shouting ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah!,’ says after ruling it was ‘always about Gaza,’ brands UK ‘guilty of terrorism’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Michael Black of Belfast Hebrew Congregation shows off the synagogue's memorial wall in April 2025. (Rosario Del Valle/ JTA)
June 1, 2025, 4:54 am
Northern Ireland’s lone synagogue staves off decline by engaging Christian neighbors
Challenged by rising antisemitism fueled by the war in Gaza, an aging population, and the departure of a spiritual leader, the congregation is reaching outward to bolster numbers
By Rosario Del Valle
Protesters hold signs reading "Boycott Israel, It worked with South-Africa" as they gather during a an anti-Israel demonstration, in front of the Foreign Affairs ministry in Madrid, on May 27, 2024. (Thomas Coex/AFP)
May 5, 2025, 4:11 pm
Government report accuses West of bolstering antisemitism by criticizing Israel
Diaspora Ministry dubs Canada ‘champion of antisemitism,’ tying Trudeau’s condemnation of military action in Gaza to 670% spike in anti-Jewish incidents
By Zev Stub
Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting dark and shadowy Israeli soldiers on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 19, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
April 4, 2025, 4:27 pm
Antisemitism among Irish Christians at ‘Medieval’ levels, say researchers
New survey finds religious narratives play a ‘massive role’ in strong anti-Jewish and anti-Israel trends, with Catholics far less supportive of Israel than Protestants
By Zev Stub
Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris awaits the arrival of Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Government Buildings, Tithe an Rialtais, in Dublin, on October 25, 2024. (Paul Faith / AFP)
December 27, 2024, 1:27 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 27: Day 448 – Irish stew over Israeli embassy closure. What’s next?
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman dives deep into the roots of apparent Irish animus against the Jewish state and harkens to the mandate period when ideologies were more aligned
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Pedestrians walk past a mural depicting dark and shadowy Israeli soldiers on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 19, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
November 23, 2024, 6:22 pm
Amid anti-Israel hostility, Irish Jews say antisemitism is now rooted in public schools
As already critical atmosphere intensifies since the Oct. 7 massacre, new report reveals unwelcoming classrooms and skewed lessons on Jews that the government is slow to address
By Deborah Danan
The inauguration ceremony of Rabbi Yoni Wieder as chief rabbi of Ireland was held at the Dublin Hebrew Synagogue, May 21, 2024. (Ros Kavanagh/ Courtesy Office of the Chief Rabbi of Ireland via JTA)
September 2, 2024, 6:49 am
At 28, Ireland’s new chief rabbi is leading an aging population in a time of turmoil
As the first to hold the position since 2008, Rabbi Yoni Wieder faces challenges on multiple fronts, integrating new and old community members amid unprecedented anti-Israel bias
By Shira Li Bartov
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