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March 2024
UN Resolution
Higgins says failure to implement Gaza ceasefire 'would be unforgiveable' after UN vote
The resolution demands an “immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads to a “lasting” truce.
Elsewhere, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees have said that Israel had definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza.
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25 Mar
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Gaza
UN chief visits Gaza border as Israel vows to attack Rafah despite international condemnation
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23 Mar
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Gaza
Israel steadfast on Rafah assault after US-backed ceasefire call vetoed at UN Security Council
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22 Mar
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Palestine
Canada halts future arms shipments to Israel as international pressure mounts and Gazans starve
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20 Mar
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Starvation
Israel may be using starvation as a 'weapon of war' as food supplies in Gaza 'completely exhausted'
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19 Mar
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Holocaust Awareness Ireland
Ballet Ireland accused of 'dragging art into politics' by dropping Israeli choreographed performance
19 Mar
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Analysis
Did Varadkar do enough in the White House to push for peace and satisfy critics at home?
Christina Finn
reports from Washington DC
18 Mar
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Gaza city
UN warns of 'imminent' famine in Gaza as civilians ordered to leave hospital due to air strikes
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18 Mar
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St Patrick's Day
Varadkar says crisis in Gaza will form part of shamrock ceremony speech
17 Mar
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Gaza
Netanyahu vows to press on with Rafah offensive despite US warning invasion would be 'red line'
The Israeli Prime Minister said “no amount of international pressure will stop us from realising all the goals of the war”.
Gaza's health ministry said at least 92 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes overnight.
Envoys are planning to meet in Qatar to revive stalled talks for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
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17 Mar
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Humanitarian Assistance
Gaza ceasefire talks expected to resume as Netanyahu approves plans for military operation in Rafah
The White House, which has said an assault on Rafah would be a “red line” without credible civilian protection plans, said it had not seen the plan.
Hamas has proposed a six-week ceasefire and the exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, with Israel sending a delegation to Qatar for negotiations.
The main UN agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said that one in three children under two years of age are now acutely malnourished in northern Gaza.
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16 Mar
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Voices
Music producer: Irish acts should be commended for their SXSW boycott
Pat Neary
16 Mar
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Gaza
Ireland's 'soft power' used to remind US it helped bring peace before and could do so again
All eyes were watching Leo Varadkar to see if he convey the message from the Irish people and push for peace in Palestine.
Christina Finn
reports from Washington DC
15 Mar
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Gaza
Israeli military denies Gaza health ministry claim it killed at least 20 people waiting for food aid
The health ministry accused Israeli troops of opening fire from “tanks and helicopters” as Palestinians gathered at a roundabout in Gaza City.
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15 Mar
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Paul Murphy: There should be no shamrock for 'Genocide Joe' over his stance on Israel
Paul Murphy
15 Mar
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International Criminal Court
President Higgins discusses ICJ case against Israel in phone call with South Africa president
15 Mar
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Blow to Netanyahu
US' highest-ranking elected Jewish American calls for elections in Israel
14 Mar
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US Visit
Biden's heart is 'in the right place' in relation to Gaza conflict, Varadkar says
14 Mar
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Humanitarian Assistance
EU calls on Israel to open additional crossings to allow more aid to reach Gaza
It comes as the first boat loaded with 200 tonnes of food aid makes slow progress towards the Gaza Strip.
14 Mar
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Josep Borrell
UN told Israel is using 'starvation' in Gaza as a 'weapon of war'
Josep Borrell told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis is “man-made”.
A Spanish charity vessel has begun its journey to Gaza from Cyprus, towing a barge with 200 tonnes of aid.
US charity World Central Kitchen has said work is "underway" on a jetty to unload the shipment.
Aid groups have been warning of the risk of famine in besieged Gaza for weeks.
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13 Mar
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Varadkar on Biden-White House visit: 'I'm not here to tell him off or tick him off'
12 Mar
'Cries of the innocent will haunt us if we stay silent': Taoiseach calls for Gaza ceasefire in Boston speech
11 Mar
President Michael D Higgins issues strongly worded statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
11 Mar
Boston
Varadkar on Biden-White House visit: 'I'm not here to tell him off or tick him off'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he believes the US president would get the same welcome in Ireland as he did last year.
Christina Finn
reports from Boston
12 Mar
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Ceasefire
President Michael D Higgins issues strongly worded statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
The President said the “world has been warned” of the consequences of inaction in Gaza.
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11 Mar
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Voices
My Story: 'I am Gazan living in Ireland, my family is trapped in the hell that is Rafah'
Ahmed Alsammak
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11 Mar
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Hurricane
Lyrics for Israel's re-written Eurovision song revealed after row over first submission
11 Mar
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Gaza
Hamas chief says still open to truce talks as Ramadan begins and US vessel sets sail with aid
The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan begins tomorrow.
American officials said it is likely to be weeks before the pier is operational.
Meanwhile, Biden said he believes Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel”.
The health ministry in Gaza today said the number of deaths in Israel's bombardment and ground offensive in Gaza had risen to 31,045.
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10 Mar
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Gaza
Aid ship from Cyprus 'ready' to sail for Gaza through maritime corridor
The head of the European Commission expressed hope that a maritime corridor could open tomorrow, although details remained unclear.
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the US military would build a "temporary pier" off Gaza's coast to bring in aid.
A humanitarian aid airdrop in the north of Gaza killed five people and wounded 10 yesterday.
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9 Mar
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tensions rising
Biden caught on hot mic saying he and Netanyahu will need to have a 'come to Jesus meeting'
9 Mar
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Choice Music Prize
Performers criticise RTÉ for omission of Lankum's acceptance speech about Gaza
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8 Mar
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State of the Union
US to build port off Gaza for emergency aid, Biden announces
Biden urged Israel to let more assistance into Gaza, though he still defended its military operation against Hamas.
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8 Mar
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State of the Union
Biden to announce plans for US military to build temporary Gaza port for aid deliveries
7 Mar
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Eurovision
Israel will be allowed at Eurovision as its entry 'October Rain' is renamed 'Hurricane'
7 Mar
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ICJ
Israel slams South Africa's new request for UN court orders as Gazans face 'catastrophic' hunger
China has called the humanitarian crisis a “disgrace for civilisation”.
Yesterday, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said this was the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen.
The health ministry in Gaza has said 20 people have died of malnutrition and dehydration, at least half of them children.
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7 Mar
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Gaza
Envoys continue to push for ceasefire in Gaza before start of Ramadan
US President Joe Biden had urged Hamas to accept a ceasefire plan with Israel before the Muslim fasting month begins.
The UN World Food Programme has warned that hunger has reached "catastrophic levels" in northern Gaza.
At a parliamentary party meeting this evening, Tánaiste Micheál Martin described the situation as the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen.
The Palestinian health ministry said Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 30,717 people, mostly women and children.
6 Mar
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Open letter
67 TDs and senators call on Fifa and Uefa to ban all Israeli teams from competition
6 Mar
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Open letter
67 TDs and senators call on Fifa and Uefa to ban all Israeli teams from competition
6 Mar
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Super Tuesday
Democrats angry at Biden's support for Israel stage protest vote in presidential primaries
6 Mar
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World Food Programme
Israeli forces turn away 14-truck UN food convoy headed into Gaza as famine 'almost inevitable'
5 Mar
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