Taoiseach condemns 'shocking rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial'

Micheál Martin was speaking before travelling to attend today's 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Micheál Martin at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Israel in 2023 when he said: 'It is very important we never forget what happened during the Holocaust, or the enduring lessons learned through the darkest period of human history.' Picture: Phil Behan/DFA

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has condemned what he called a “shocking rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial” of recent years.

Mr Martin was speaking ahead of a ceremony he is attending on Monday in Auschwitz to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.