Irish Ambassador in Israel being treated inappropriately

Published: May 28, 2024, 2:47 p.m.

In response to Ireland\u2019s recognition of Palestine as a state, the Irish ambassador in Israel was made to watch footage of the events of October 7th, while Israeli media filmed her. According to the T\xe1naiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, this was \u201cvery inappropriate and wrong\u201d. 

Joining Se\xe1n to discuss this is Bobby McDonough, Former ambassador of Ireland to London, Rome and Brussels, who has been writing about this for the Irish Times.