Ireland

UEFA opens probe into alleged misconduct during Ireland-Israel soccer match

The investigation follows reports of possible player misconduct during Ireland’s Nations League fixture against Israel, played behind closed doors in Serbia.

Israel's players (L) and the Republic of Ireland's players (R) stand alongside the officials for the national anthems ahead of the UEFA Nations League Group B3 football match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola on October 4, 2026.
ISRAEL'S DOR PERETZ celebrates with teammates after scoring the blue-and-white’s lone goal in a 1-1 Nations League draw with Ireland in Backa Topola, Serbia.

Blue-and-white earns point against Ireland, but relegation battle looms

Republic of Ireland's Ryan Manning with teammates during the warm up before the match.

Ireland’s football snub of Israel was more than a political protest - opinion

 Daniel Peretz, Nikita Stoinov, Raz Shlomo, Eliel Peretz of Israel line up for national anthem during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Israel and Republic of Ireland at Nagyerdei Stadion on September 27, 2026 in Debrecen, Hungary.

Israel-Ireland soccer match ends with 1-1 draw, Israeli team wears black armbands in Oct. 7 tribute


Drones were spotted near Zelensky flight path to Dublin, Irish media report

An Irish navy ship detected drones near Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s flight path during his state visit, prompting a security alert as authorities probe their origin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) reacts during a bilateral press conference with Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin (R) at Government Buildings during an Irish State visit, in Dublin, Ireland, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Europe once expelled Jewish musicians, now it hunts the only Jewish state - comment

European broadcasters boycotting Israel's Eurovision Song Contest participation frame it as moral courage, but the instinct mirrors patterns that shaped early Nazi-era exclusions of Jewish culture.

A mass rally of Berliners took place in the Sportpalast, where Nazi Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda and Gauleiter of Berlin, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, with ruthless frankness, described the danger facing Europe, 1943.

Tesco suspends employee for refusing to handle Israeli goods, prompting pro-Palestinian protests

BDS alleged Tesco had suspended the worker “for refusing to handle blood-soaked Israeli goods."

A sign featuring a Tesco logo in London, Britain, September 29, 2025

Dublin councilors accuse 'Zionist lobby' of preventing renaming of Herzog Park

Councilors said accusations of antisemitism over the decision to change the park's name were "unacceptable," with many blaming Israel for the situation.

A plaque on a stone reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast.

Herzog Park name change means more than policy, its an attack against Jewish identity - analysis

The saga over the park in Dublin is not a trivial matter. It is about the right of Jews to be fully themselves in the societies they helped build.

A dog walks next to a plaque on a stone that reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast, as Dublin City Council has prepared a motion to rename 'Herzog Park' to 'Hind Rajab Park' after Hind Rajab from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2025.

Dublin withdraws plan to rename Herzog Park after drawing ire of Jews, Irish PM

Prime Minister Micheal Martin and Foreign Minister Simon Harris joined Israeli officials in denouncing the plans to rename the park earlier on Sunday.

A plaque on a stone reads 'Herzog Park' commemorating Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, who was born in Belfast, as Dublin City Council has prepared a motion to rename 'Herzog Park' to 'Hind Rajab Park' after Hind Rajab from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, November 30, 2025.

Israeli hospital honors Chaim Herzog after Dublin renames ex-president's park

Assuta Ashdod to dedicate campus garden to Israel’s sixth president after Dublin committee moves on Herzog Park; announced Sunday, in Ashdod.

The late president Chaim Herzog, and the new garden bearing his name at Assuta Ashdod hospital on Sunday

Dublin drops 'Herzog' name from historic park as pro-Palestinian protesters push for name change

While the council has yet to choose a new name, pro-Palestinian activists in Ireland are campaigning to see the name changed to ‘Free Palestine Park.’

Demonstrators hold placards calling for Israel to be banned from the Union of Cycling International (UCI), UEFA and FIFA global and European soccer, during a national protest, ahead of the two year anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre , in Dublin, Ireland, October 4 2025.

Olwen Fouéré rejects honorary doctorate from University of Galway due to Israeli ties - report

Fouéré, known for roles in "The Crown", "Derry Girls", and "Fantastic Beasts", became the second entertainment figure from Ireland to reject the honor this week after filmmaker Margo Harkin.

Olwen Fouere attends the premiere of "The Survivalist" during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 16, 2015 in New York City.

Ireland’s new president is a troubling ally of Hamas and a danger for Israel - opinion

During Connolly's campaign she even told BBC News that Hamas was "part of the fabric of Palestinian people" legitimately elected to lead Gaza.

Ireland's new President Catherine Connolly takes part in an inspection of an Honour Guard following her inauguration ceremony, at Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland November 11, 2025.