EU EU leaders finally agree to call for immediate Gaza ceasefireThey are also ready to sanction Iran’s drone programme and ‘a number’ of countries are in talks on recognising Palestinian statehood
Politics Simon Harris to press EU leaders on recognising Palestinian stateThe taoiseach will use his first Brussels summit to try get his counterparts to back Ireland and Spain in recognising statehood
Business Post's View Editorial: Recognising Palestine must be done judiciouslyOne of the starkest divisions between the West and the rest of the world can be seen in their contrasting positions on the question of Palestine
EU Ireland ‘won’t be waiting’ for EU to recognise Palestine Simon Harris said that Ireland will seek allies in an effort to recognise Palestine, but that it won’t be waiting for a united stance from the EU
EU Ireland should not wait for EU or US to act on Gaza - UN rapporteurFrancesca Albanese said it is ‘excellent’ that Ireland has moved to recognise Palestine despite EU disunity
Israel-Hamas War Ireland among four EU states to call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Ireland, Spain, Malta and Slovenia said they are ready to recognise the state of Palestine ‘when the circumstances are right’
US Politics Biden’s failure to stop Israel’s slaughter in Gaza has led to disaster for PalestiniansMore than 575,000 Palestinians were on the brink of famine, while aid agencies warned of an imminent ‘humanitarian apocalypse’
Courts Israel’s actions in Gaza are not ‘proportionate’, Ireland tells UN courtAttorney general Rossa Fanning said international law limits the use of force in self defence to ‘no more than what is necessary and proportionate’
Politics Gerry Adams: Palestinians will understand if Sinn Féin goes to US for St Patrick’s Day The former party leader was speaking at a fundraising event in Dublin on Friday night
Israel-Hamas War Refusal to join genocide case against Israel ‘unacceptable’, says Sinn FéinTaoiseach has ruled out joining the South African case saying he wants to be ‘very careful’ about using the term genocide
Politics Coveney: ‘No pushback’ from multinationals against Irish stance on IsraelEnterprise minister says Irish position – widely viewed as more sympathetic to Palestine than other EU countries – is ‘respected internationally, and understood’
Israel-Hamas War Micheál Martin to visit occupied Palestinian territory on trip to Middle East Tánaiste hopes to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders
Sport Israel conflict sees Celtic fans grasp political nettle once againThe club faces a Uefa disciplinary process over the flying of the Palestinian flag, but supporters and former bosses argue politics and sport are intricately connected
News Israeli ambassador’s position is ‘now untenable’, says Sinn Fein leaderMore than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, when Hamas militants launched rockets, killed 1,400 Israeli citizens
Israel-Hamas War Voices from a traumatised, fearful, changed, and very unpredictable IsraelWomen living in Israel talk to the Business Post about the emotional aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks, and how they feel about the bombing of Gaza
Israel-Hamas War Israeli citizen: ‘My family were peacemakers and activists, and now it’s time to bring them home’As the Gaza siege continues, Israeli families whose relatives were kidnapped by Hamas wait for action to be taken for the return of their loved ones
EU EU leaders call for ‘rapid aid to those in need’ amid Israel-Hamas conflictEU nations have been divided in their approach to Israel and the Palestinians but the brutal nature of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7
Israel-Hamas War Micheál Martin calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Middle East at meeting of EU leaders Fears of a expansive warfare grow as Israeli planes strike targets in the occupied West Bank, Syria and Lebanon
Business Post's View Editorial: Israel has a right to go to war – but the need for restraint is urgentThere are rules to war and ignoring them will only fuel the flames of this terrible conflict
Opinion Shane Coleman: Popular or not, President Higgins went too far in attacking Ursula von der LeyenThe President’s outburst was just the latest in a series of episodes when the veteran occupant of the Aras has gone too far