Ireland fighting a war of words over stance on Israeli actions

'Dublin for Gaza' protesters at the EU Commission offices in Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A vote of 122 to 14 in a Dáil of 160 members may not be unanimous, but it’s not a massive way off in this day and age.

When the vote on a motion, which condemned Hamas and called for Israel to rescind its order for a million civilians to move south in the face of a ground offensive, passed after 11pm on Wednesday, there was a sense that for all the widespread unity in the chamber, the Irish political response to renewed violence in the region remains complex.