Irish Government

Discussion is focusing on the Irish Government's actions over Israel and Palestine, framed against Ireland's own history. The debate covers the extent of Dublin's measures alongside other states, from recognising the State of Palestine to banning goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with critics and supporters weighing what more Ireland could do.

British authorities have arrested almost 50 people in a Home Office operation targeting people-smuggling networks operating from the Republic of Ireland into the UK. The coordinated action is one of the larger recent enforcement efforts against smuggling routes across the Irish border, and comes as the UK government faces continued pressure to disrupt irregular migration and dismantle the criminal gangs profiting from it.

More than 100,000 workers across Ireland's public sector have taken industrial action, according to BBC reporting. The stoppage affects a wide range of public services, with staff pressing for better pay and conditions. It is one of the largest co-ordinated labour actions in the country in recent years.