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Gaza

Yesterday
15th July 2026
The Morning Lead
Irish sovereign wealth fund still investing in companies linked to Israeli settlements and genocide
The fund’s shareholdings in five companies listed on UN databse rose by almost €1.5 million last year.
Stephen McDermott
15 Jul
10.5k
This week
12th July 2026 - 16th July 2026
Russia sanctions
Sanctions on Russia are a 'priority' for Ireland's EU Presidency, McEntee says
13 Jul
6.4k
92
Last week
5th July 2026 - 11th July 2026
Labour Party
Andy Burnham says UK's Labour 'got it wrong' in the early stages of Israel's offensive in Gaza
9 Jul
12.8k
49
Your Thoughts
Letters to the editor
9 Jul
6.2k
20
Hussam Abu Safiya
Gaza doctor held by Israel since 2024 told lawyer 'this is the last time you'll see me'
7 Jul
12.0k
Palestine
Hamas announces dissolution of its government in Gaza, paving way for new administration
6 Jul
12.8k
This month
July 2026
Analysis
Von der Leyen visit comes as Euroscepticism is high and the EU's Gaza response is a key driver
The visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Cork comes as support for Ireland’s EU membership is at its lowest point in 13 years.
Christina Finn
reports from Cork
2 Jul
8.4k
82
carbon bootprint
Kelly Earley: As global militaries wage war and kill people, they are also killing the planet
Kelly Earley
1 Jul
3.0k
39
Last month
June 2026
Irish Red Cross
Evacuated Gazan family told they have to leave Dublin despite complex hospital care needs
A Palestinian family say that moving to rural Kilkenny will disrupt hospital care for their son, who has severe haemophilia and a complex knee injury sustained during an Israeli strike.
26 Jun
35.0k
Palestine
Israel continues genocide in Gaza by deliberately killing children, UN inquiry finds
23 Jun
3.8k
Press Freedom
Al Jazeera reports death of journalist in Gaza after Israeli strike on refugee camp
20 Jun
4.8k
defence and cash
Ukraine and China dominate as talks go into the early hours at EU summit
The 27 leaders are meeting for their last summit before Ireland takes over the EU presidency in a couple of weeks.
Emma Hickey
reports from Brussels
Updated 19 Jun
7.3k
38
new books
The case against the West: Just who enabled Gaza’s destruction?
Fintan Drury
18 Jun
3.2k
Israel's assaults
Lebanon under siege: 'Without UNIFIL, we will become the next Gaza'
Hannah McCarthy
12 Jun
3.3k
GOOP
Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash after starring in ad for luxury apartment development in Israel
10 Jun
17.7k
west bank settlers
West Bank: Israel is advancing its E1 master plan, and that's bad news for Bedouin communities
Brendan Ciarán Browne & Bana Abu Zuluf
Updated 9 Jun
4.6k
Israel
Ireland has banned two far-right Israeli ministers from entering the country
5 Jun
11.3k
pain of war
'Without the socks, the prosthetic slips off': For Gaza’s amputees, survival is a daily struggle
Hana Salah meets Gaza’s amputees who try to create a ‘normal’ life in extraordinary circumstances, by improvising with socks and broken prosthetics.
Hana Salah
Palestinian journalist
1 Jun
4.4k
RELATED
Over 7,000 Palestinians missing as families search for those buried or detained
28 Mar
Doctors Without Borders urges Israel to allow it to continue operating in Gaza ahead of ban
31 Dec 2025
Israel bans Doctors Without Borders and around 25 other NGOs from working in Gaza
30 Dec 2025
May
May 2026
Analysis
Taoiseach digs in on Occupied Territories Bill, but concerns grow among government TDs
Christina Finn
31 May
15.0k
Israel
Michael D Higgins calls on Ireland to recover the 'moral standing' of the EU during its presidency
28 May
13.9k
66
Middle East
Israeli strikes kill new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza
Updated 27 May
7.9k
89
Middle East
Donald Trump's Board of Peace fund is empty
27 May
31.4k
67
occupied territories bill
Government accused of taking 'wrecking ball' to Occupied Territories Bill
Updated 26 May
7.7k
39
No entry
Government urged to follow France and ban Israeli ministers entering Ireland
26 May
12.7k
41
Cabinet
Helen McEntee aims to have Occupied Territories Bill enacted before Dáil summer recess
26 May
5.0k
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
7.7k
Flotilla
On return home, Margaret Connolly describes ‘dehumanising’ conditions for activists
Updated 23 May
23.6k
141
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
9.6k
Israel
Netherlands moves to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements as McEntee pushes for EU-wide ban
Updated 22 May
20.3k
90
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
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
37.2k
global sumud flotilla
Israel's detention of Dr Margaret Connolly in breach of international law, Tánaiste says
Updated 19 May
11.6k
Flotilla
President Connolly 'very proud' of her sister who was detained by Israel on Gaza-bound flotilla
Updated 18 May
137k
column
Richard Boyd Barrett: Sanction Israel now, the way we did Russia
Richard Boyd Barrett
17 May
7.1k
110
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
56.8k
111
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
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
2.4k
Eurovision
'No Stage for Genocide' concert held in Vienna, with more protests expected over weekend
Updated 15 May
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