Government Accused of Taking 'Wrecking Ball' to Occupied Territories Bill

Opposition parties vow to toughen ‘gutted’ Occupied Territories Bill

Taoiseach accused of reneging on promises to prohibit all trade with settlements

Paul Hosford: Nobody in a rush to applaud Government's version of Occupied Territories Bill

Micheál Martin hits back at opposition TDs who criticised the omission of services from the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026

‘Plenty of lip service’ — Mary Lou McDonald accuses Government of ‘gutting’ Occupied Territories Bill

Government accused of taking 'wrecking ball' to Occupied Territories Bill

The Bill is due to be enacted before the summer recess after it was signed off by Cabinet this morning.

Taoiseach says including services in Occupied Territories Bill is not implementable

BREAKINGIreland is moving to outlaw imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, but Taoiseach Micheál Martin has ruled out widening the measure to cover services, saying such a step is “not implementable”. The legislation, designed to ban the import of goods from those settlements, cleared Cabinet this morning and the Government intends to […]

Can The Occupied Territories Bill Have Impact Without Services?

The Occupied Territories Bill has been debated in Cabinet amid claims from opposition figures that the legislation has been “hollowed out” and rendered ineffective. Critics argue that excluding services limits its potential impact, while supporters insist the Bill remains an important step in addressing Ireland’s position on the illegal settlements. Outside Leinster House, protesters stepped up their campaign calling for the cancellation of the …