By Roddy Keenan/ PNN/ Dublin/ The programme of the newly-formed government of Ireland does not include the Occupied Territories Bill that has been awaiting passage through the lower house of …
Read More »Sligo County Council calls for Irish Boycott of Eurovision
IPSC/ Dublin/ At its monthly meeting this week, Sligo County Council voted to call on RTÉ to boycott this years’ Eurovision Song Contest due to take place in Apartheid Israel. …
Read More »Irish Senate approves bill criminalizing goods made in settlements
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Irish Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a bill to boycott the trade and importing of goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The …
Read More »601 Irish Artists Pledge to Boycott Cultural Exchanges with Israel
DUBLIN/PNN/ Ireland’s continued support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement has extended into the cultural sphere as Israel’s hosting of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest may be without Irish Singers. …
Read More »IPSC to hold lunchtime protest for Ahed Tamimi
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is holding a lunchtime protest outside the gates of the Dail (Irish Parliament) between 1pm and 2pm on Thursday 25th January 2018. The protest …
Read More »Dublin City & Sligo County Councils vote to fly Palestinian flag to mark 50 years of occupation
IPSC/ Dublin/ The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) welcomed today’s announcements that Dublin City Hall will fly the Palestinian flag between 15th May and June this year, following a vote by …
Read More »Israeli Apartheid Week 2017 launched in Dublin
PNN/ Dublin/ As part of the Israeli Apartheid Week 2017, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) organised a street theatre act on Henry St, to raise awareness about the inhumane and …
Read More »250 EU organisations issue statement to end injustice against Palestine
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign/ Over 250 European – including 22 Irish – organisations, faith groups, political parties and trade unions today issued a statement demanding justice and accountability from the EU …
Read More »Ashrawi welcomes to Palestine Irish representative, Jonathan Conlon
PNN/ Ramallah/ PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met with Irish Representative Jonathan Conlon at the PLO Headquarters in Ramallah and welcomed him to Palestine. Both parties reviewed Palestinian-Irish …
Read More »Gaza children play footbal in Ireland
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Children from the Al-Helal club in the besieged Gaza strip are in Ireland and enjoying a 10-day visit of fun and football. The footballers, aged from 10 to …
Read More »Joining Sweden & Netherlands, Ireland says BDS a ‘legitimate political viewpoint’
BDS/ Irish foreign minister says BDS is a “legitimate political viewpoint” and that his department is monitoring Israel’s repression of BDS movement co-founder Omar Barghouti The Dutch and Irish governments …
Read More »Palestinian refugee poet Rafeef Ziadah to perform in Dublin’s Abbey Theatre as part of her Irish tour
Due to unprecedented demand, world-renowned Palestinian poet Rafeef Ziadah’s show “We Teach Life” in the International Literature Festival Dublin has been moved from the Peacock to the main stage of …
Read More »EU, Austria, Ireland and Portugal: over €12 million to support Palestinian famlies
PNN/Ramallah The European Union is making its first contribution in 2016 to the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) quarterly payment of social allowances. According to a press statement released on Friday morning, …
Read More »After being elected in the Irish Parliament elections, Gino Kenny raised a Palestinian flag
PNN/Dublin New Irish MP Gino Kenny, from the Anti-Austerity Alliance, celebrated his election victory last Saturday by waving a Palestinian flag. Kenny, 42, is a local Irish activist that has …
Read More »Palestinian woman elected to head up Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Bethlehem/PNN/ Fatin al Tamimi, a Palestinian woman living in Ireland for almost 30 years, has been elected Chairperson of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the first Palestinian in the position …
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