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The showbiz dynasty that brought Tinseltown glamour to Dublin

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The JC's 1995 coverage of the desecration of a cemetery in Limerick (Credit: JC Archives)

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Irish government rattled by JC coverage of desecrated Jewish cemetery in Limerick, secret documents show

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Chaim Herzog as Israeli ambassador to the United Nations in 1978 before a security council session (Photo by Brian Alpert/Keystone/Getty Images)

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Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

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Herzog Park was named in 1995 for Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog (Photo: Google)

Ireland

Proposal to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped after Taoiseach condemnation

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Bob Vylan with Sinn Féin TD Mark Ward (Image: X/Mark Ward)

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Sinn Féin hosts anti-Israel band Bob Vylan despite police probe into ‘death to IDF’ concert

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The Israeli national soccer team plays against Poland in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying tournament at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2019 (Flash90)

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Israeli fans wave flags as they cheer their team warming up prior to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, October 11, 2025 (Credit: FREDRIK VARFJELL/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

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New Irish president said Hamas is part of ‘civil society of Palestine’

Ireland’s Jewish leaders urge unity after Catherine Connolly’s election despite Hamas controversy

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President of Ireland elect Catherine Connolly is pictured at Dublin castle as she is declared the winner of the presidential election on October 25, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Irish president frontrunner accused Israel of ‘Jewish supremacy’ years before current Gaza war

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By Jane Prinsley

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A view of the government buildings in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ireland says it will not participate in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is included

They said that “Ireland's participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza”

By JC Reporter

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People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest at a community center in Tel Aviv (Image: Getty)

Ireland’s deputy PM hears personal accounts of antisemitism from Irish Jews and voices ‘deep concern’

The meeting between Simon Harris TD and representatives of Irish Jewry took place at the request of the minister’s office

By Daniel Ben-David

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Ireland's foreign minister Simon Harris delivers a speech during the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Valencia, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) (Photo by JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Bono just showed celebrities how to criticise Israel without crossing the line

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The Irish and Gaza

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‘Genocidal Jew’ Dublin bus abuser is released without charge

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‘I’m half-Jewish and half-Irish – this is how I see the Ireland of today’

Amid rising antisemitism in the Emerald Isle, my biography – the exact same as James Joyce’s Leopold Bloom – is causing me more than a few headaches

By David Cohen

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Who is the Irish student who took on a furious anti-Israel crowd at an Ilan Pappé lecture?

Jamie O Mahony has been seen in a viral clip facing down an angry backlash after his pro-Israel comments

By Jane Prinsley

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July 8, 2025 10:56

Jamie O Mahony held onto his Israeli flag when a university staff member lunged towards him to grab it during an Ilan Pappé lecture (Photo: X screenshot)

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Ireland

The showbiz dynasty that brought Tinseltown glamour to Dublin

Irish government rattled by JC coverage of desecrated Jewish cemetery in Limerick, secret documents show

Dublin’s anti-Israel war on history at Herzog Park may end up with Ireland losing

Proposal to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park dropped after Taoiseach condemnation

Sinn Féin hosts anti-Israel band Bob Vylan despite police probe into ‘death to IDF’ concert

Irish FA backs motion to ban Israel from European football

Ireland’s football body passes motion calling on Uefa to suspend Israel

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