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Israel will close its Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions

1:04am December 16, 2024

Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 46 people including several children.

Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris (left), flanked by Ireland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, speaks Wednesday in Dublin to announce Ireland's recognition of a Palestinian state.

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Spain, Norway and Ireland say they will recognize a Palestinian state

6:36pm May 22, 2024

Israel recalls ambassadors, as Spain, Ireland and Norway announce they will formally recognize the Palestinian state this month.

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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

5:12am May 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew immediate condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians.

Children from Cork, Ireland sing "The Spark," in a music video.

This wholesome banger from a group of Irish kids is the spark you need

2:17pm May 17, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A shot of pure joy to start off the weekend: a charming video of kids from Cork, Ireland, rapping about finding and following their creative voice.

Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar arrives to attend a European Union summit on Feb. 1 in Brussels, Belgium.

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Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has resigned

3:49pm March 20, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Leo Varadkar announced he will step down as taoiseach, or prime minister, within weeks as soon as his Fine Gael party chooses a successor.

A large sign calling for a cease-fire in Gaza hangs from a building in Dublin on Feb. 12.

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Why Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world

8:52pm March 14, 2024

One of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world is not an Arab or Muslim country. It's not even in the Middle East. Polls show Ireland has some of the highest support for the Palestinians.

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Emmalene Blake poses for a portrait in front of her mural showing Samia al-Atrash holding her niece Masa Khader, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza in October.

A grieving Palestinian, an Irish artist and the mural that brought them together

5:00am February 21, 2024

Artist Emmalene Blake's mural on the wall of a Dublin pub became an iconic image of Gaza's grief. Then one day, she got an Instagram message from the Palestinian woman in the image.

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A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city centre, Thursday Nov. 23, 2023.

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Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack

10:16pm November 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

Violent clashes broke out in Dublin on Thursday evening after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack earlier in the day that also saw a woman and two other children hospitalized.

Sinéad O'Connor sings in concert in 2003 at The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. O'Connor has died at 56.

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56

8:36pm July 26, 2023

O'Connor, who had one of the biggest hits of the early 1990s with her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," became as well known for her political convictions and the tumult in her life as for her songs.

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Divers begin to open the hatch of Pisces III as she breaks water under the John Cabot after being hauled from the Atlantic seabed off the coast of Cork, Ireland.

Deep sea rescues have a mixed track record. The Pisces III is one that succeeded

2:37pm June 20, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

An international mission rescued both occupants of a sunken submersible off the coast of Ireland in 1973 with just 12 minutes to spare. The men had spent three days in darkness and silence.