Tánaiste urges other countries to recognise Palestine as a state 

People taking part in a protest organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign outside the Central Bank in Dublin on Tuesday. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Simon Harris will mark the first anniversary of Ireland saying it would recognise the state of Palestine by urging other countries to “consider taking this important step”.

The Tánaiste also reiterated his commitment to advance legislation prohibiting trade in goods with illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory.