“Although we often spoke about the de Valera Forest, we weren’t actually able to get in here for many years because of overgrowth. A photo of a gathering in the forest in 2005 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Eamon de Valera Forest. Cork-born Laurence Elyan, a former actor and Irish civil servant who emigrated to Israel, provided the commentary of the ceremony on Radio Israel. He wrote: "The name of Éamon de Valera is not only enshrined for all time on the tables of Irish independence. Mr Aiken called for Israel to withdraw to its border before the war as part of a UN-guaranteed peace settlement.

Source: Irish Examiner January 02, 2026 18:00 UTC