Occupied Territories Bill

Nollaig na mBan commemoration held in Galway for anti-war campaigner who died in November

Barry Heneghan pushes back against Taoiseach’s insistence there is no deal for his constituency for support of Coalition

Jewish people are not the State of Israel, no more than Irish people were the IRA. Equally, the people of Gaza are not Hamas. But hatred has no respect for logic

Limitation of bill to goods would mean banning just a ⁠handful of products imported from Israeli-occupied territories

Tánaiste he does not view ‘such matters as HR matters, I view them as criminal matters’

Government criticised for ‘delays and delays and delays’ on legislation banning trade with illegal settlements

McEntee tells Dáil ‘legal clarity’ is needed and that Government is awaiting Attorney General’s advice

State department monitoring proposed legislation which could ‘adversely affect’ United States companies

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Occupied Territories Bill, volatile tax receipts and school spaces for those with additional needs among responsibilities

Activists and Opposition concerned legislation would only include trade of goods from illegal Israeli settlements

Labour TD asks why Government is ‘dancing to tune’ of 5% of US Congress when no multinational says it is pulling out of Ireland

Many quote Brendan Behan and suggest the first item on the agenda for a left alliance will be the split. They said the same about the Catherine Connolly campaign

Speculation continues to rumble on about the future leadership of Fianna Fáil

Still unclear if services will be included in legislation as urged by other parties and pro-Palestinian campaigners

Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies

Labour leader says at party conference in Limerick that she will look to build on momentum of Connolly campaign

Taoiseach has cautioned Dáil previously that tracking services may ‘just not implementable’

We have money, talent and trust, but to cross threshold into action demands something rarer: courage

Goods can be traced through supply chains, but services are different matter entirely, Dáil hears

The proposed Bill already includes a ban on trade in goods

Aida refugee camp has close links with Ireland thanks to ACLAÍ Palestine gym founder Ainle Ó Cairealláin

Striking a balance between constitutional freedom of expression and preventing the propagation of race and sectarian hatred is a matter for each EU state

Politicians warn of problems for US firms in Ireland if law conflicts with American antiboycott rules

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says Coalition is ‘still dithering’ over Occupied Territories Bill

Report comes ahead of Dáil’s return on Wednesday when the Government is certain to face calls to quickly pass the Occupied Territories Bill

From wineries to Airbnbs, settlers are expanding their footprint in the occupied territories as Palestinians face deepening restrictions

Plus: What Michael D Higgins really thinks about Bob Geldof, celeb spotting and some Irish thought leadership

Organisers estimate at least 10,000 gathered at US embassy after almost two years of war

Tánaiste’s comments come after hundreds of former ambassadors issue letter calling on EU to respond to deteriorating humanitarian situation

Approval of sale of bonds, which are up for renewal on September 2nd, will make Ireland ‘complicit in genocide’

Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options

Trump’s shock troops need to have the proposed legislation explained because, it seems, they have not read it

Bezalel Smotrich launches plan to revive long-stalled E1 project that divides the West Bank in two

Tánaiste Simon Harris encourages Israeli protests against Netanyahu government

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Inclusion on list imposes specific tax reporting requirements and potential penalties

The foreign affairs and trade committee will publish its report this afternoon

Oireachtas committee to publish report on proposal to ban trade with illegally occupied territories in Palestine

It has been a peculiar, frazzled political term since the Coalition was formed – and there’s much more to come