A representative of Ireland’s Jewish community contacted Taoiseach Micheál Martin three months ago to raise “deep and increasing concern about the rise in anti-Semitism in Ireland” and to seek a Government plan to tackle it. Records released under the Freedom of Information Act show Maurice Cohen, the chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI), wrote to Mr Martin last October. Mr Cohen wrote that the State remained one of the few EU member states without a national plan to combat anti-Semitism. He urged the Government to “set a defined timeline and departmental responsibility for drafting and adoption of Ireland’s national plan”. Mr O’Callaghan is said to have spoken with the Garda Commissioner to ensure there are sufficient protections in place for the Jewish community in Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times December 31, 2025 01:35 UTC