The attack happened shortly after a visit to Limerick by Israel’s then-ambassador to Ireland Zvi Gabay. Photograph: Paddy Whelan/ The Irish TimesThe Irish government was concerned about international media coverage of vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Limerick in 1995, newly released records show. An article about the incident was published in The Jewish Chronicle newspaper in the UK on September 1st 1995. Avi Winchester, author of the article, wrote to Irish press officers in 1995 at the UK embassy, seeking to know any “further developments” about the Limerick cemetery attack. The Limerick attack occurred shortly after the government had approved an IR£10,000 grant to support the Irish Jewish Museum in Portobello, Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times December 28, 2025 06:03 UTC