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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Israel-Ireland relations

A member of Irish band Kneecap wears a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London on November 21, 2024. (Screen grab/YouTube)
June 18, 2025, 8:51 am
Member of Irish band Kneecap to face UK court over charge of backing Hezbollah
Liam O’Hanna was charged last month for displaying Iran-backed terror group’s flag at concert; band denies allegations, claims act taken out of context
By AFP and ToI Staff
A general view of Trinity College in Dublin on September 15, 2024. (Paul Ellis/AFP)
June 4, 2025, 9:21 pm
Ireland’s Trinity College severs ties with Israel over Gaza war
University board announces divestment from Israeli firms, colleges; decision taken in step with recommendations of a task force, formed after anti-Israel students blockaded campus
By AFP
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)
May 27, 2025, 8:54 pm
Ireland’s cabinet formally backs trade ban on West Bank settlements
Irish FM says bill, which parliament could take up later this year, is ‘small measure’ meant to ‘maximize the pressure and conditions to bring about a ceasefire’ in Gaza
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A member of Irish band Kneecap wears a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London on November 21, 2024. (Screen grab/YouTube)
May 21, 2025, 11:49 pm
Member of Irish band Kneecap faces terror charge for flying Hezbollah flag at concert
UK police says use of flag arouses ‘reasonable suspicion’ he supports terror group; band management offers no comment after earlier denying members support Hamas or Hezbollah
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A member of Irish band Kneecap wears a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London on November 21, 2024. (Screen grab/YouTube)
May 3, 2025, 8:34 am
Pogues, Thin Lizzy, Massive Attack among bands to defend Kneecap’s ‘freedom of expression’
Dozens of performers sign letter supporting Northern Irish rappers who projected ‘F*ck Israel’ at Coachella, appeared to cheer Hamas and Hezbollah, urged fans to ‘kill your local MP’
By Ben Sales
A member of Irish band Kneecap waves a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London on November 21, 2024 (Screen grab/YouTube)
April 29, 2025, 1:07 pm
After ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ video, Irish band Kneecap denies supporting terror groups
UK police investigating; group member also waved flag of Lebanon-based terror group at London gig; band denies call to ‘kill your local MP’ was incitement to violence
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Irish band Kneecap displaying anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian messaging during its performance at the Coachella music festival in California, April 19, 2025. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 20, 2025, 2:45 pm
Irish band Kneecap projects ‘F*ck Israel’ on Coachella music festival stage
Group accuses US government of enabling Israel to commit ‘genocide’ in Gaza Strip, makes good on promise to repeat remarks that were cut from livestream a week earlier
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
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
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald reacts after arriving at the count at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
February 21, 2025, 4:02 pm
Irish politicians to boycott annual White House visit over Trump’s Gaza plan
Opposition Sinn Fein says leaders won’t attend St. Patrick’s Day event, calling US plan to resettle Gazans a ‘threat of mass expulsion’
By AFP, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins speaking at the state Holocaust memorial ceremony in Dublin, Ireland, January 26, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 27, 2025, 11:57 pm
Irish president’s Holocaust memorial speech sparks anger from country’s Jews
Michael Higgins’s address highlighted Gaza war, which country’s chief rabbi decries as an attempt to ‘politicize’ the memorial ceremony
By AFP
Irish President Michael D. Higgins speaks at the National Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration at the Mansion House in Dublin, January 26, 2025. (President of Ireland/X)
January 27, 2025, 12:55 am
In Holocaust Day speech, Irish president decries ‘horrific loss of life’ in Gaza, sparks protest
Jewish community had asked Higgins not to politicize event; protesters turn their backs on Irish president, at least one person forcibly removed from event
By Amy Spiro and ToI Staff
Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
January 15, 2025, 11:58 am
Irish Jews cry foul over ‘antisemitic’ president’s planned Holocaust memorial speech
Michael Higgins accused of downplaying and fanning anti-Jewish sentiment, making him an ‘inappropriate’ choice for January 26 commemoration, Jewish leader says
By ToI Staff
An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30, 2024. (AP/ Peter Dejong)
January 8, 2025, 4:38 am
Ireland files motion to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
Dublin officially asks to join case against Israel at ICC, after its government’s vote to do so led Jerusalem to announce closure of Dublin embassy
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
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
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar addresses the press ahead of his New Hope party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, December 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
December 18, 2024, 10:27 am
‘Antisemitic liar’: FM blasts Irish president’s claim Israel wants to settle Egypt
After announcing closure of Dublin embassy, Sa’ar rips into Ireland’s Higgins for saying Israel is breaching Lebanese and Syrian sovereignty
By ToI Staff
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