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Bishop of Raphoe Alan McGuckian stresses 'terrifying' times in the Middle East

The Bishop of Raphoe Alan McGuckian SJ has urged local parishioners to pray for Holy Land. Palestinian officials said on Friday 11,078 Gaza residents had been killed in air and artillery strikes from Israel in response to an attack on Isreal by ...

11 Nov 2023 at 10:13

Arts & Entertainment

New art exhibition tackles the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank

An exhibition of oil paintings by the Jewish Israeli artist Zohar is running at An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny. The Palestinian Paintings, a series of work started in 2017, tackles the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Belonging ...

30 May 2022 at 20:00

Local News

Government must take steps to show full solidarity with Palestine says Donegal TD

The Government must show full solidarity with Palestine by progressing a bill to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank and taking other steps. Addressing the Dáil today, independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle said he ...

20 May 2021 at 18:10

National News

Ireland to push for EU sanctions on ‘terrorist’ settlers in the West Bank

Ireland’s deputy premier said he will be pushing the European Union to impose sanctions on “terrorist” settlers in the West Bank, amid escalating violence in the region. Tanaiste and foreign affairs minister Micheal Martin said Ireland is ...

11 Dec 2023 at 15:45

National News

Two Irish diplomats among delegation IDF fired near in West Bank

Two Irish diplomats were among the delegation that Israeli soldiers fired near in the West Bank, the Irish Government said. Ireland’s Deputy Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Harris condemned the incident “in the strongest ...

21 May 2025 at 17:15

National News

MEP deported from Israel raises data privacy concerns with Irish EU Commissioner

An Irish MEP who was refused entry to Israel and the West Bank has written to Ireland’s EU Commissioner to express “serious questions” about a data privacy arrangement with Israel. Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan also asked Michael McGrath ...

26 Feb 2025 at 12:32

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein relationship with Irish America not damaged by boycott, says McDonald

Sinn Fein’s relationship with Irish America has not been damaged by its St Patrick’s boycott of the White House, Mary Lou McDonald has insisted. The party president said Sinn Fein’s connections in the US were “deep and enduring”, ...

21 Mar 2025 at 13:58

National News

Irish pensioner ‘facing deportation’ from Israel

An Irish pensioner is facing deportation from Israel, a group has said. The International Solidarity Movement said Deirdre “D” Murphy, 70, was detained along with a Swedish citizen by the Israeli authorities on June 1 in the ...

02 Jun 2025 at 19:27

Northern Ireland

Irish bishops accuse Israeli government of ‘genocidal actions’ in Gaza

Irish bishops have accused the Israeli government of “genocidal actions” and “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip. The Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference called for arms supplies to Israel to be “cut off” and urged ...

13 Jun 2025 at 11:54

National News

Ambassador says Ireland should have already recognised Palestine

Ireland should have already recognised Palestine, its ambassador in Dublin has said. Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid welcomed comments from Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin that Ireland will formally recognise ...

10 Apr 2024 at 10:01

National News

Ireland joins international condemnation of new West Bank settlements

The Minister for Foreign Affairs has co-signed a statement with 13 other countries condemning new Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In the joint statement issued on Wednesday evening, Helen McEntee and ...

24 Dec 2025 at 18:58

National News

Minister condemns Israeli military after British diplomats caught in shooting

Israel must hold an investigation after British diplomats were caught up in shooting by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, a Foreign Office minister has said. A group of western diplomats faced warning ...

21 May 2025 at 20:21

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