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Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...strong about having solidarity with nations and solidarity with the Palestinian people. We need a European Union that calls out genocide and that has the courage to break all diplomatic, economic, sporting and cultural ties with Israel. History demands that we and the European Union do this. In 20 years’ time, the Trinity College students will be able to look their children in...

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...where to start, considering we had a similar debate last week. It is true what the Tánaiste said, in that in the international community, Ireland is viewed as one of the most critical voices of Israeli aggression. When one lives in Ireland, one can only influence what one can with regard to the Government's response. Ireland may be going further than anyone else but that is not a...

Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2024)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...them children, have been killed in 100 days. Let us not pretend that this is just about Gaza. We have had 358 killings in the West Bank in 100 days. That is 30 Bloody Sundays in 100 days and the Israelis are not going to stop because nobody is telling them to stop. There are no consequences to this. Israel can do whatever the hell it likes because it has learned, over generations,...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...this evil. If Joe Biden were to come next week as President of America, as he has done in the past, we would have an awful lot of empty seats as a result of the backing the US has given to Israel over prolonged periods and in this conflict. It is with absolute disgust that I note that the only member of Congress to have been censured over remarks on this conflict is a...

European Union Directive: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...not only for Irish people to question those coming here but also for the EU to bring forward sanctions against Russia without having a similar perspective on conflicts such as that waged by Israel on the Palestinian people. I grew up in Ireland during the South African apartheid regime and we were united, as a country and in the international community, regarding what had to be done about...

Seanad: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...we speak in this Chamber of the rise of right-wing rhetoric and populism across the world, countries such as America, the UK, Hungary, Poland and Italy are mentioned but nobody ever mentions Israel. Remarkably, from a pretty low base it has managed in the past number of years to make things even worse. The Jewish people - a proud people wherever they have been - have always been viewed...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2017)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...made what amounts to a classic feckless and irresponsible statement and the Tánaiste is to be congratulated on the swiftness of his response to the suggested recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I understand that the Tánaiste is extremely busy at the moment but perhaps he might to come the House at the earliest opportunity in the new year to discuss Ireland's...