Photograph Nick BradshawA proposal to dename Herzog Park in Dublin is “divisive and wrong” and should be withdrawn, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. The Taoiseach said on Sunday that the proposal to rename Herzog Park “should be withdrawn in its entirety and not proceeded with”. Current Chief Rabbi of Ireland Yoni Wieder said Herzog Park was “more than a name on a sign. Naming the park in honour of Chaim Herzog was “a recognition not just of one man, but a chapter of shared Irish-Jewish history. Photograph: Pat Langan/The Irish TimesTánaiste Simon Harris said in a social media post: “I completely oppose plans to rename Herzog Park.
