Government to ban trade on goods but not services from occupied Palestinian territories, Harris tells Dáil
Tánaiste says ‘radical’ amendment need on legislation to avoid EU infringement proceedings
Stories relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants
Tánaiste says ‘radical’ amendment need on legislation to avoid EU infringement proceedings
Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to end ceasefire if Hamas does not release hostages on Saturday
Netanyahu says IDF ‘will resume intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated’ if Israeli hostages not released by noon Saturday
Militant group accuses Israel of breaching aspects of fragile ceasefire in Gaza
Three captives report having been tortured and deliberately starved, and that captors denied them water for days at a time
‘Bookseller of Jerusalem’ and his nephew operate famous Educational Bookshop stores in East Jerusalem
US fast-food chain records like for like improvement in revenue, with business in the Middle East picking up
Joy of some Israelis watching release turned to shock when they saw emaciated state of hostages
Militant group hands over Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy to Red Cross in Deir Al-Balah
The U2 frontman was an early cheerleader for his fellow Irish band, who are back on tour to mark 40 years together. But his acceptance of a medal from Joe Biden sent the wrong signal, they say
Israel dismisses claims of delayed aid supplies as ‘unfounded’
Order accuses ICC of ‘illegitimate and baseless actions’ against the US and ‘close ally’ Israel
Israel must respect that ‘Ireland is for Irish people and Palestine is for Palestinians’, says Palestinian ambassador to Ireland
Controversy comes as figures show the number of Palestinians seeking asylum in Ireland has increased more than eightfold
Trump’s tariffs could reshape global economic order – but not necessarily in the way the US president wants
US plan ‘does not mean boots on the ground in Gaza’, says White House
Poll carried out since Trump’s plan was unveiled finds 72% of Israelis support the idea, although only 35% believe it will be implemented
The president had been talking about the idea for weeks, but senior members of his government were shocked by his announcement
Proposal involves US relocating Palestinians and redeveloping the Gaza Strip
It is one of the most dramatic U-turns in US policy in history and has enraged potential regional and international allies
St Patrick’s Day visit should be cancelled if US president remains on ‘trajectory towards ethnic cleansing’, Social Democrats say
Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid calls for humanitarian support, not ‘business deals’, for devastated enclave
US president’s proposal sounded like a pitch for an upmarket gated community rather than the enforced displacement of a people
Everything you need to know The Late Late Show’s annual Eurosong special to choose Ireland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry
Sinn Féin to introduce motion when Dáil returns on Wednesday
The September 5 star broke through with films such as Boys Don’t Cry. His new movie is a taut account of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics
The Israel leader hopes to return from Washington with significant achievements on two fronts
Freedom part of 42-day ceasefire deal that went into effect last month, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas
Rite & Reason: Does its tortured history give Israel the right to propose its own rules of combat that fly in the face of UN protocols of war?
Ukraine war, growing geopolitical tensions, rise of artificial intelligence and worsening climate crisis cited as factors pushing us towards global catastrophe
First two Israelis to be released by Hamas include Yarden Bibas, whose wife and children became poignant symbols of hostage crisis
West Bank at risk of even more violence, and events in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have significantly weakened Iranian regime
The details of their ordeals vary, but all yearn for the return of the people still held captive
Occupied Territories Bill ‘might pose problems’ for multinationals and other businesses in Ireland, Department of Enterprise briefing note states
Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill
Amr al-Najjar and his cousins died in an air strike just hours before the Israel-Hamas truce took effect
Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday
Three Israeli and five Thai hostages released as buses arrive in Ramallah with some of 110 prisoners to be freed
Neither Israel or the US likely to accept military group’s involvement in any postwar administration
Trump’s Middle East envoy held prior talks in Saudi Arabia over US president’s plan for region
The aid system cannot function without Unrwa in Gaza, which co-ordinates logistics, safety, fuel provision and movement
Israel’s ban on the UN agency serving refugees is due to be implemented on Thursday
Trump letter to Netanyahu says US president wishes to discuss ‘efforts to counter shared adversaries’
On roads lined with ruins, euphoria is punctuated by moments of frustration and horror
Three Israeli civilians and four soldiers – all women – have been released since Gaza ceasefire began on January 19th
Mass movement of Palestinians back into Gaza encountering lack of basic supplies, sewage treatment systems, freshwater and public waste management. It is claimed the war has reversed development by 60 years
Gaza war: Israel and Hamas reach agreement on the release of an Israeli civilian and two other hostages
Several protesters walked out of President Michael D Higgins’s speech marking Holocaust Memorial Day
Egypt and Jordan reject Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to their territory
Trump suggests move to resettle population to ‘clean out’ war-ravaged territory
Joe Veselsky (106) made his mark on Ireland after his parents and brother died in Auschwitz
Latest transfer of prisoners was the second made under the Qatari- and Egyptian-mediated ceasefire deal
‘Commentators found it impossible to imagine a different camp: the camp of life’ when faced with demands to cease the slaughter of innocents
Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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