Israel-Ireland relations

Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, speaks to the media, at Iveagh House in Dublin, August 16, 2017. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

May 15, 2018, 1:33 pm

Ireland dresses down Israeli ambassador over Gaza border deaths

Irish FM tells Ze'ev Boker of his government's 'shock and dismay' at the dozens of fatalities; China calls for restraint, Moscow expresses concern

By Stuart Winer and Agencies

Dublin Mayor Micheal Mac Donncha speaks in a conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, April 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

May 14, 2018, 11:58 pm

Dublin mayor calls for Irish boycott of 2019 Eurovision in Israel

Micheal Mac Donncha, a long-time vocal supporter of boycotting the Jewish state, says his country should show solidarity with Palestinians

By TOI staff

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump unveil the inauguration plaque during the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)

May 14, 2018, 6:11 pm

European countries blast US embassy move to Jerusalem

Turkey calls relocation 'legally null and void;' Ireland says it 'inflames a very tense situation'; Netherlands terms it 'unwise'

By Agencies and TOI staff

Demonstrators in Dublin protest Israeli military operations in Gaza in early 2009. (CC BY/albertw via Flickr.com)

April 12, 2018, 6:33 pm

Israel slams Ireland over Dublin mayor’s Ramallah trip

Foreign Ministry summons Irish envoy after capital's city council endorses boycott and mayor seems to endorse Palestinian mufti who met Hitler

By Raphael Ahren

Illustrative: People stand in line to go through passport control at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel, September 21, 2008. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

April 11, 2018, 2:37 am

Israel tries to bar Dublin mayor, but fails because it spells his name wrong

Immigration officers were told to prevent Mícheál Mac Donncha from entering Israel en route to Ramallah after Irish capital passed two anti-Israel resolutions; too late, he tweets

By TOI staff and Raphael Ahren

The Palestinian flag flies over Dublin's City Hall on May 9, 2017 following a vote by the city council. (Michael Riordan/Times of Israel)

April 10, 2018, 11:41 pm

Dublin council calls to expel Israeli ambassador, endorse BDS

In retaliation, Israel's interior minister instructs immigration officers to prevent mayor from entering Israel en route to pro-Palestinian conference in Ramallah

By Raphael Ahren

Irish Senator Frances Black speaks ahead of of a Senate vote on the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018, January 30, 2018 (screenshot www.oireachtas.ie)

January 31, 2018, 8:43 pm

Israel summons Irish envoy over settlements bill

While Alison Kelley tells Foreign Ministry official that her government does not support legislation proposed by 'independent,' she insists that it does not amount to BDS

By Jacob Magid and Raphael Ahren

January 30, 2018, 9:57 pm

After Israeli protest, Irish Senate freezes bill to ban settlement goods

But Dublin says it may reconsider motion, which includes jail sentences of up to 5 years for attempts to import and sell goods from occupied areas

By Raphael Ahren

A newly painted mural of Gerry Adams on the Falls Road, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, May, 2 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, file)

November 19, 2017, 12:42 am

Sinn Féin’s divisive leader to step down after over 30 years

Irish nationalist Gerry Adams, a long-time critic of Israel, says he will hand over leadership of the Northern Ireland party next year

By AP and TOI staff

BDS activist Omar Barghouti at a pro-boycott rally in Ramallah, February 2016. (YouTube screen capture)

July 19, 2017, 12:56 am

Irish president meets leader of anti-Israel boycott movement

Israel protests after Michael Higgins shakes hands with Omar Barghouti at trade union conference and praises organizers for inviting him

By Raphael Ahren

President Reuven Rivlin (R) and Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney during a working meeting at the president's residence in Jerusalem on July 12, 2017. (Mark Neiman/GPO)

July 12, 2017, 7:15 pm

Rivlin meets with Irish FM who was rebuked by Netanyahu

Simon Coveney tells president that Ireland's interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is due to a similarly violent past

By TOI staff

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney (left) meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, July 11, 2017. (GPO)

July 11, 2017, 4:54 pm

PM raps visiting Irish foreign minister over support for Palestinians

Netanyahu and his deputy FM take Simon Coveney to task for failing to condemn glorification of terror, funding NGOs that delegitimize Israel

By Raphael Ahren

The Palestinian flag flies over Dublin's City Hall for first time ever May 9, 2017 following a vote by the city council. (Michael Riordan/Times of Israel)

May 9, 2017, 4:50 pm

Palestinian flag flies over Dublin City Hall

Ignoring pleas from Israeli ambassador, local leaders in Ireland's capital vote to raise banner in protest of 50 years since Israel captured the West Bank

By Michael Riordan

Celebrating Purim in a Dublin pub are Israelis (from left) Elad Michaely, Itamar Sinai, Michael Dulberg, Arik Warshager, Mattan Lass and Oren Shpigel. Sinai and Warshager have lived in Ireland for 17 and 14 years, respectively, and give advice to the newcomers. (Michael Riordan/Times of Israel)

March 17, 2017, 12:24 pm

Will the next generation of Irish Jews have a touch of Hebrew to their brogue?

For the first time in generations, the Emerald Isle's Jewish community is growing -- with Israelis seeking greener pastures

By Michael Riordan

Pro-Palestinian protesters force the cancellation of a talk by Israel Ambassador Ze'ev Boker in Dublin's Trinity College, February 20, 2017. (Screen capture: Facebook video)

February 21, 2017, 10:17 pm

Irish university ‘regrets’ Israeli envoy’s talk scrapped

Trinity College Dublin says actions by pro-Palestinian protesters were 'attack on free speech,' hopes ambassador will return

By TOI staff