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The broadcaster has announced it will air a Eurovision-themed episode of the classic comedy on Saturday as it refuses to broadcast the competition itself

By Jamie Shapiro

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Irish footballers and celebrities sign open letter calling for cancellation of Israel matches

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Lord Mayor of Dublin apologises for scrapped plan to rename Herzog Park

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Body bags outside a forensic medical centre in Tehran after the regime's deadly crackdown on protests in January, 2026 (Image: X)

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US President Donald Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin in the Oval Office of the White House on March 12, 2025. (Image: Getty)

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Curtain up: (clockwise) Elliman's book; the Metropole cinema; the Gaiety theatre; Louis Elliman with James Cagney; Louis Elliman with Bing Crosby, Walt Disney and Joan Fontaine and Ginger Rogers. Inset: Wendy Elliman

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The showbiz dynasty that brought Tinseltown glamour to Dublin

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

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

The row over attempts by councillors to rename the landmark commemorating the former president of Israel risks bringing international shame upon the city

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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)

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

Micheál Martin warned the move would ‘erase the distinctive and rich contribution to Irish life of the Jewish community’

By Jamie Shapiro

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November 30, 2025 12:53

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

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

The band was hailed as taking a ‘very strong stand’ against the ‘genocide’ in Gaza, by Eoin Ó Broin TD

By Jacob Jaffa

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

Irish FA backs motion to ban Israel from European football

If approved by Uefa, Israel teams will be banned from both club and international competition on the continent

By Jacob Jaffa

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November 10, 2025 11:55

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)

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

Discussions over a ban were halted last month following a US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza

By Daniel Ben-David

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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

By Jane Prinsley

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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

Catherine Connolly suggested Hamas should have a part in the future governing of Gaza

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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September 11, 2025 16:23

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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September 3, 2025 16:28

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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Father Ted creator accuses RTE of using show to further ‘antisemitic’ Eurovision boycott

Irish footballers and celebrities sign open letter calling for cancellation of Israel matches

Lord Mayor of Dublin apologises for scrapped plan to rename Herzog Park

Ireland’s shameful hypocrisy on the Islamic Republic

Ireland risks US relationship over its anti-Israel obsession

The showbiz dynasty that brought Tinseltown glamour to Dublin

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

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