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<p>Tadhg Hickey, one of the Irish citizens detained by Israel following the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, is welcomed home by well-wishers as he arrives at Dublin Airport. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire</p>

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Tadhg Hickey: Israeli treatment was the most “inhumane that he had ever seen”

'For the crime of trying to get baby formula into a besieged population to try and feed starving babies, we were brought to effectively a terrorist prison camp'

<p>People attend a memorial service marking two years since the October 7 2023 Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel where many of its community members were killed and abducted. Picture: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP</p>

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Gaza peace talks enter their second day on war’s two-year anniversary

<p>Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrives at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 after being deported from Israel for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flottila. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p>

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Cork grandfather describes ‘barbaric’ detention after Gaza aid flotilla arrest

Mideast Wars Two Years

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Thousands of Israelis mourn victims two years on from Hamas attack

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

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Israel and Hamas wrap up first round of talks on Trump’s peace plan

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Greta Thunberg among flotilla activists deported from Israel

Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla

16 Irish citizens detained by Israel on Gaza flotilla 'on their journey home'

The interceptions of the flotilla boats and the arrest of the activists sparked demonstrations across continents

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israel and Hamas prepare for talks in Egypt over possible Gaza ceasefire

Israeli and Hamas officials are meeting in an Egyptian resort on Monday in the hopes of hammering out a potential ceasefire in Gaza on the eve of the devastating war’s second anniversary.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Two Palestinian brothers suffer from malnutrition amid Israeli attacks on Gaza

Our children draw pictures of bombs and graves

I want what every parent wants: to see my children safe, fed, educated, and free to dream of a future. The international community must stop this war, writes aid worker Alaa AbuSamra in Gaza

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

Donald Trump

Two years on from the October 7 Hamas terror attack, Israel is a pariah state

Even an end to the war will not alter the diplomatic trajectory that Israel faces, as it stares down the barrel of imminent and meaningful economic sanctions

Mon, 06 Oct, 2025

'Sure what else could I do?': Gala for Gaza born out of empathy and executed through community spirit

'Sure what else could I do?': Gala for Gaza born out of empathy and executed through community spirit

Full-time mother and gala organiser Melanie McGovern said she felt … 'paralysed, I suppose. Helpless. And then one evening I thought, right, I’ll just do something. Anything'.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger

S Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger

Donald Trump wants Tony Blair to help rebuild Gaza — but can the former prime minister ever escape the shadow of Iraq?

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

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Netanyahu hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in coming days’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days”, as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new US plan to end the war.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

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London police arrest over 440 protesters over support for banned Palestine Action

The arrests include six people who were detained for unfurling a banner backing the proscribed group on Westminster Bridge

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

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Two arrested as gardaí use pepper spray during pro-Palestine protest at Dublin Port

Protesters clashed with gardaí at Dublin Port after attempting to breach a security cordon, prompting arrests and use of pepper spray

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel

Daughter of flotilla detainee calls for sanctions on Israel

Jenna Almai said her mother, Maureen, had been detained while sailing on board the Paola I, which was one of more than 40 vessels intercepted

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

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Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza as Hamas partially accepts peace plan

Senior Hamas officials suggested there were still major disagreements that required further negotiations.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany would cause 'serious' damage if she were President, says Taoiseach

Catherine Connolly's comments on Germany would cause 'serious' damage if she were President, says Taoiseach

Micheál Martin says Catherine Connolly’s comments on German re-armament could harm Ireland’s ties with key European partners

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025

Donald Trump

Hamas agrees to some of Donald Trump's Gaza plan but seeks negotiations on some points

Notably, Hamas did not say whether it would agree to a stipulation that it disarm, a demand by Israel and the US that it has previously rejected

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Simon Harris visit to Lebanon

Irish peacekeepers 'safe and accounted for' as Israel drops grenades near Unifil troops in Lebanon

Unifil said peacekeepers at two different locations heard grenades explode near an excavator around 500m away from them at 11.30am on Thursday

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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Donald Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending Gaza war

Mr Trump has struggled to force an end to the conflict, which began when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 2023

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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Legality of Israel’s actions against Gaza flotilla 'open to question'

Maritime security expert says international law 'protects the right to the freedom of navigation outside territorial waters'

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla

Israeli forces intercept last boat from Gaza flotilla

A far-right Israeli minister confronted the detained flotilla activists, mocking their aid initiative and accusing them of supporting “terrorism” in a video circulating on Friday.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Gaza aid flotilla set to head east from Greece despite Israeli warnings

Cork grandfather on hunger strike after arrest on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces

Cobh man Paddy O’Donovan, 61, was among 16 Irish citizens arrested after Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

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Israeli military stops nearly all boats in aid flotilla, sparking global protests

Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats showed armed Israeli soldiers in helmets and night vision goggles boarding the ships

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

APTOPIX Mideast Wars Gaza Flotilla

Irish activists aboard remaining aid ships describe 'intimidation' from Israeli forces

Irish activists aboard aid flotillas vow to continue their mission to Gaza despite Israeli interceptions, drone intimidation, and looming deportations

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach calls for activists detained by Israeli forces to be treated 'properly'

Taoiseach calls for activists detained by Israeli forces to be treated 'properly'

Israeli forces stopped 13 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, with 30 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained

Israel intercepts 39 aid boats heading for Gaza, organisers say, sparking criticism

Sinn Féin pushed for an extended Leaders’ Questions session after Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla carrying Irish citizens

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Ireland must remain steadfast as the world turns its back on the poor

Ireland must remain steadfast as the world turns its back on the poor

The need for Ireland to continue to raise its voice for the most marginalised around the world has never been more apparent, writes Jane Ann McKenna

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained

Gaza flotilla vessels boarded by Israeli forces — a number of Irish activists detained

Israeli authorities post video of Greta Thunberg being detained

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

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Tánaiste warns of worsening situation in West Bank alongside the 'horrors' of Gaza

Simon Harris said that while Gaza was enduring 'horrors', the Palestinian West Bank was wracked by displacement and 'rampant settler violence'

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

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Taoiseach urges Gaza aid flotilla to stop, warning of ‘very dangerous situation’

Micheál Martin says the Gaza aid flotilla faces serious danger, urging Irish citizens not to continue and pressing Israel to respect international law

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israeli strikes kill 16 in Gaza as world awaits Hamas response to peace plan

Israel has pressed its offensive in Gaza with at least 16 Palestinians reported killed across the strip as the world awaits Hamas’s response to US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the embattled territory.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

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Gaza flotilla says vessels approached its boats as it nears Israeli blockade

The Global Sumud Flotilla, with over 500 people including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, aims to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

Wed, 01 Oct, 2025

Gaza aid flotilla set to head east from Greece despite Israeli warnings

Irish senator on board Gaza flotilla expects Israel will try to stop them soon

Global Sumud Flotilla volunteers — including an Irish TD and senator — are 'getting ready for interception' of their 52-strong fleet after earlier drone strikes in European waters

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Cork TD Ken O’Flynn distances himself from attempt to halt Bob Vylan gig

Cork TD Ken O’Flynn distances himself from attempt to halt Bob Vylan gig

Bob Vylan are due to perform in Vicar Street in Dublin on November 26

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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ieExplains: What’s in Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza?

Plan calls for immediate end to war between Israel and Hamas but lacks detail on how key points will be executed

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Irish presidential election

Presidential debate: Sparks, slips and safe blows as candidates size each other up

The first presidential debate felt more like sparring than a showdown, with Jim Gavin steady, Catherine Connolly sharp, and Heather Humphreys muted

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Donald Trump

Trump secures Netanyahu's agreement to Gaza deal but Hamas support in question

The plan includes a ceasefire, hostage release and staged Israeli withdrawal

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

The Irish Government should follow example of the Global Sumud Flotilla

The Irish Government should follow example of the Global Sumud Flotilla

Refusing to take a stand against Israel’s crimes will be far more costly in the end for all of us than any Israeli economic retribution, writes Senator Chris Andrews

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

The first presidential debate saw Humphreys, Connolly and Gavin clash on Gaza, housing, immigration, and Ireland’s role abroad

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Donald Trump

Trump and Netanyahu say they have agreed to a plan to end Gaza war

Mr Trump on Monday laid out a 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a post-war governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

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The West needs to be forced to help Gaza — and that's what the aid flotilla is trying

Cork Comedian Tadhg Hickey says the Global Sumud Flotilla is 'prepared for interception by Israeli forcesand more drone attacks'

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

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Trump and Netanyahu meet at White House as pressure mounts to end war in Gaza

President Donald Trump is hosting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for critical talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza and developing a US plan on post-war governance in the Palestinian territory.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

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Netanyahu and Trump set to meet as pressure mounts to end war in Gaza

Monday’s meeting with US president Donald Trump in Washington comes at a tenuous moment

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel working on ceasefire plan on eve of Trump meeting

The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has topped 66,000 Palestinians

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

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Gaza death toll climbs above 66,000 as Netanyahu prepares to meet Donald Trump

The ministry said in its daily report on Sunday that the death toll has now climbed to 66,005

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

An Evening With President Barack Obama In Conversation with Fintan O'Toole at the 3Arena Photo by Ray Keogh

Mick Clifford: What Obama didn’t say in Dublin spoke loudest

At Dublin’s 3Arena, Barack Obama offered a mix of caution, candour and hope as democracy’s fragility loomed large

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

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Hamas says it has not received Donald Trump's plan as Israel expands Gaza City assault

In comments to reporters on Friday in which he said 'it's looking like we have a deal on Gaza', Trump offered no details of its contents and gave no timetable

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians Gaza

Israeli strikes kill more than 30 in Gaza amid Netanyahu defiance

Israeli strikes have killed at least 38 people across Gaza overnight, health officials said. The onslaught continues despite growing international pressure for a ceasefire, with Israel’s leader remaining defiant about the ongoing war.

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025