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Dublin Mayor apologises to Jewish community for hurt caused by proposed Herzog Park renaming

“I wish to acknowledge the concern and upset caused to members of Dublin’s Jewish community, to local residents of Rathgar, and to the wider public arising from the flawed process and administrative failures surrounding the proposed renaming of Herzog Park,” he said.

Jewish Representative Council of Ireland publishes its first-ever report documenting antisemitic incidents in the country

The report records 143 incidents between July 2025 and January 2026, following the establishment of a community reporting mechanism, providing measurable evidence of antisemitic harm across Irish society.

Irish secondary students to learn more about the Holocaust

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee said Ireland will provide funding to the Auschwitz Birkenau Foundation to support its Holocaust education programme.

A Claims Conference survey shows that 50% of adults in Ireland are unaware of the Holocaust with some even calling it a myth

Conducted online by Global Strategy, the survey questioned 1,000 Irish residents aged 18 and older.

Irish Holocaust survivor Josef Veselsky dies at 107

His grandson, Nicholas Brown, said Veselsky would be remembered as a figure “larger than life,” a kind and generous man who always made time to listen and speak with people from all walks of life.

Irish Prime Minister says Jewish community must be protected from antisemitism

.In the Dáil he offered his sympathy “and solidarity with the Australian people and with our Jewish community here in Ireland as they come to terms with the horror and the grief of the mass shooting event at Bondi Beach."
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