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Israel

Last month
May 2026
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Government urged to follow France and ban Israeli ministers entering Ireland
26 May
12.6k
36
Social Democrats
Daniel Ennis says Ireland should boycott Israel matches as he arrives at the Dáil
Updated 26 May
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56
Cabinet
Helen McEntee aims to have Occupied Territories Bill enacted before Dáil summer recess
26 May
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peace plan
US attacks missile sites in Iran as deal to end war could 'take days'
26 May
10.2k
38
Israeli detention
Beatings, humiliation and sexual violence: The abuse allegations made by flotilla activists
25 May
10.0k
European Union
EU sanctions against Israel could happen after Ireland assumes presidency, Dooley says
24 May
7.6k
Banned
France bans Israel's Ben-Gvir from entry after 'reprehensible' actions towards Gaza activists
24 May
12.3k
Flotilla
On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists
Updated 23 May
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167
global sumud flotilla
Fourteen Irish flotilla activists deported from Israel expected to return home on Saturday
Updated 22 May
7.2k
Palestine
Who are the Irish flotilla activists detained and deported by Israel?
22 May
9.5k
Israel
Netherlands moves to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as McEntee pushes for EU-wide ban
Updated 22 May
20.2k
85
Gaza
First of Gaza Flotilla activists deported from Israel arrive in Istanbul
The lawyer for the activists has said the treatment of those detained had been “severe” and that three had been hospitalised before being released.
Updated 21 May
25.7k
RELATED
Taoiseach calls for EU-Israel trade pact to be suspended after 'shocking treatment' of flotilla activists
21 May
International condemnation
Taoiseach calls for EU-Israel trade pact to be suspended after 'shocking treatment' of flotilla activists
In a letter to the European Council president, Micheál Martin said the EU cannot continue with a “business as usual approach” to Israel.
21 May
20.8k
global sumud flotilla
Taoiseach 'appalled' by Israeli minister's video showing Gaza flotilla activists with hands bound
Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among 14 Irish citizens who were detained on Monday.
Updated 20 May
37.1k
University of Galway
Calls for winners of University of Galway's alumni awards to boycott event over links to Israel
20 May
4.5k
Iran
Iran Guards vow war will 'spread far beyond region' if US resumes attacks
20 May
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42
Middle East
Trump claims 'positive development' in negotiations with Iran after calling off renewed assault
Updated 19 May
8.8k
30
Flotilla
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Updated 18 May
137k
now what
Another year over – but can Eurovision go on like this?
Contest organisers the EBU will be breathing a sigh of relief now that the week is over – but whether the boycotting broadcasters will return remains an open question.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 17 May
29.8k
117
column
Richard Boyd Barrett: Sanction Israel now, the way we did Russia
Richard Boyd Barrett
17 May
7.1k
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eurovision result
Bulgaria are surprise winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, as Israel finish in second place
Israel finished in 8th place after the jury votes were announced and once again received a massive public vote in the contest.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
Updated 17 May
56.7k
132
Vienna
Pro-Gaza protesters arrested near Eurovision arena as contest takes place amid heavy security
Austrian police said the protesters were repeatedly asked to remove face coverings and detained after they refused to comply.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
16 May
11.2k
Dublin
Scuffles between gardaí and protesters outside Fianna Fáil's Ard Fheis
16 May
18.7k
Palestine
Israel kills at least seven in strike on Gaza it says targeted Hamas military leader
Gaza has seen near-daily Israeli fire despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached in October.
16 May
2.3k
Eurovision
'No Stage for Genocide' concert held in Vienna, with more protests expected over weekend
Updated 15 May
5.6k
31
WASHINGTON TALKS
Israel and Lebanon extending ceasefire despite new strikes
15 May
1.4k
18
FactCheck
Debunked: Posts misrepresent a routine honour given to the Iranian ambassador by the Vatican
15 May
4.0k
Another year
What's the atmosphere like at Eurovision? Odd, fraught - but less intense than recent years
New rules make for a more sedate environment at the 2026 Eurovision – in spite of continuing protests over the presence of Israel.
Daragh Brophy
reporting from Vienna
15 May
10.6k
40
public vote
Could Israel win this year's Eurovision?
The second semi-final of the world’s biggest live music show played out in Vienna tonight – but what might happen on Saturday?
14 May
13.6k
64
Middle East
Lebanon and Israel to hold new talks in US later as ceasefire nears end
14 May
1.2k
Eurovision 2026
Four people removed from Eurovision semi-final after chants during Israel's performance
13 May
25.5k
93
Journalism
New York Times backs author of article outlining widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates
13 May
21.3k
Vienna
'Stop the genocide' chanted during Israel's Eurovision semi-final performance
Israel’s act, Noam Bettan, performed at Vienna’s Wiener Stadthalle amid heightened security and controversy as five nations boycott the event.
12 May
40.7k
94
West Bank
Irish MEP witnessed Israeli settlers presiding over 'brutal apartheid system' in West Bank
Speaking during a visit to the West Bank last week, Barry Andrews said that Israeli settlers were operating with ‘complete impunity’.
Andrew Walsh
12 May
12.4k
72
Eurovision Song Contest
How Israel spent $1m pushing Eurovision votes – and how it probably worked
An investigation found coordinated advertising and social media campaigns urging viewers to vote multiple times for Israel’s acts during the past two contests.
Updated 12 May
25.9k
111
Middle East
Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is 'on massive life support'
Updated 11 May
17.6k
settlers
Ireland leads push for EU-wide sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
11 May
11.7k
46
Middle East
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill at least 17 people amid ceasefire
10 May
2.7k
Sari Khoury
One Palestinian winemaker refuses to give up amid illegal settler expansion in the West Bank
Reporter Hannah McCarthy meets Sari Khoury, a winemaker fighting to preserve Palestinian identity in an increasingly dangerous occupied West Bank.
Hannah McCarthy
9 May
6.7k
77
Palestine
EU, UK and Canada condemn 'violent' Israeli settlers after Irish Aid-backed West Bank school destroyed
Andrew Walsh
8 May
7.5k
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