Mr Higgins wrote to the Arraiolos Group, an informal organisation representing presidents of EU countries which meets once a year.

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was speaking ahead of a UN ministerial-level conference on Palestine in New York next week

Tanaiste Simon Harris is one of 26 signatories to a joint statement on Monday which calls for an end to the war in Gaza.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah.

Bishops have urged parishioners to pray for Gazans this weekend and to lobby their local politicians.

Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has been charged with a terrorism offence in the UK over the display of a flag in support of Hezbollah

Tánaiste Simon Harris has described Israeli plans to seize the whole of Gaza for an unspecified time as "alarming"

DUP MP Sammy Wilson also described the rap trio as the ‘musical wing of Sinn Féin’.

Simon Harris said he was concerned that the situation could lead to Irish aid stocks in Jordan not being able to reach their destination.

Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone aired on Monday on BBC Two.

He is coming back to area, following the Israel-Hamas war.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said it ‘remains to be seen where this leads’.

Emma Little-Pengelly said the President was ‘absolutely wrong’ to raise the issues at the annual Holocaust memorial event

Protesters were removed from the memorial event during an address by Michael D Higgins on Sunday.

The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza

A crowd turned out for the demonstration in the capital on Saturday.

Israel has said the hostages were killed shortly before its forces reached the tunnel in Rafah in which they were found.

Israel says the group were killed shortly before its forces reached the tunnel in which they were discovered.

The world has not done enough to bring about a ceasefire, Simon Harris said.

The Taoiseach has said the Israeli ambassador to Ireland is trying to distract from what is happening in Rafah after an Israeli airstrike

The Taoiseach announced on Wednesday that Ireland will recognise the state of Palestine in a joint move with Norway and Spain

Israel's foreign affairs minister Israel Katz posted a video on X addressed to Taoiseach Simon Harris which shows violent scenes intercut with Irish dancing

Taoiseach Simon Harris said the country will join Norway and Spain in the move.

The Government said it would formally recognise the state of Palestine in a joint move with Norway and Spain

Ireland, Spain and Norway are each to recognise the state of Palestine

Irish and Spanish officials have been in discussions with other European countries about making a joint recognition

The Tánaiste has said it is not appropriate for the US president to criticise the International Criminal Court

The Taoiseach spoke today with King Abdullah of Jordan about the "desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza"

They claim his conduct at this time constituted oppression and caused “real and substantial damage” to Web Summit.

Micheál Martin said he was bringing a formal proposal on the recognition of Palestinian statehood to Government

Micheál Martin said ‘a proper flow of aid through the land routes’ would have an immediate impact.

Ireland, Spain, Malta and Slovenia have agreed to take first steps toward recognising Palestinian statehood

Politicians visiting Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day have been urged to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

The Taoiseach has said he will use the platform of St Patrick’s Day to press US President Joe Biden to back a ceasefire in the Middle East.

The President urged other countries to ’emulate Ireland’s example’ and increase aid funding to UNRWA

The Taoiseach traditionally presents the US president with a bowl of shamrock to mark St Patrick’s Day.

Dr Mahmoud Abumarzouq lost his 29-year-old brother Ahmed Abumarzouq last Friday, when an Israeli bomb hit the refugee camp in Rafah, where he was staying

Micheál Martin said Irish people were motivated by their shock at the level of deaths and injuries in Gaza.

Micheál Martin said the Commission should review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under its trade agreement with the EU.

Zak Hania said he feels ‘abandoned’ by the Irish authorities after appeals for help to leave Gaza went unanswered.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin will also attend the gathering over the weekend

Micheál Martin said the aid agency’s work was vital for Palestinians

Pressure is mounting on Israel over the ongoing conflict in Gaza amid growing calls for a ceasefire