This is tragic, as Ireland had once been a haven for Jews. During the Middle Ages, Jews were better treated in Ireland than almost anywhere else in Europe. Some Jews we even elected Mayors of Irish towns.

Nowadays about 2,200 Jews live in Ireland, a tiny fraction of its 5.3 million population. Only 800 are Irish citizens, the remainder are foreigners working in Ireland or married to Irish citizens. The native-born Jewish population is elderly and is decreasing with each passing year. Most younger Jews have already emigrated from Ireland.

Anti-Semitic incidents happening almost daily in Ireland

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The Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) recorded 143 anti-Semitic incidents between July last year and January, averaging nearly one per day.

It called for the “rapid development of a dedicated national plan to counter growing anti-Semitism” and protect the 2,200 Jews living in Ireland.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/anti-semitic-incidents-happening-almost-daily-in-ireland/ar-AA1XnF1T?uxmode=ruby&ocid=edgntpruby&pc=W230&cvid=69a6bc2311064a7c8becc742c2d4a803&ei=10

Ireland just needs to be settled like the West Bank and Gaza and all will be well. Send the antisemitic goyim to America - problems solved.

The Irish had the Blueshirts.

When people say the Jewish population has declined, they forget it never amounted to much in the first place. The Jewish population peaked about 1911, at about 5000 people. There was once a Sephardic community, but that disappeared by the 1700s. The idea that because a Spanish Jew once became mayor of a seaport is somehow proof that Ireland was once a paradise for Jewish people is a nonsense.

By and large, the Irish Jewish population arrived during the 1880s following Pogroms in eastern Europe.

Only one European country is less Jewish, and that's Norway. The major reason for lack of a Jewish population was that Ireland has always been dirt poor. All the money was up north, with the planters. Religion was also powerful; the only reason Gaelic survived was because Scottish protestants arriving in Antrim realised if they learnt the lingo, they'll get more Catholics to convert, because the Catholic priests did all their services in latin which no one could understand. So there was a lot of missionary work. So besides leaving to find work etc, another reason or the decline of the Irish Jewish population is they stopped being Jewish, and converted.

But during WW2, there wa a nasty streak in Irish politics, but one that wasn't unique at the time. In 1943, ie when most observers had figured out Germany wasn't going to win the war, the Irish Parliament had a debate about whether Irish Jews should be rounded up and put in a concentration camp (to be sure, not a really big camp). For instance, Oliver Flanagan was a pretty mainstream politician, eventually ending up as a Fine Gael Defence Minister.

He first campaigned as an Independent TD, but he was associated with the Social Credit Party (the Canadian version of which Elon Musk's Grandad was leader of). When campaigning, he wrote to a prominant priest:

Just a line letting you know we are going ahead with the election campaign in Laois–Offaly against the Jew-Masonic System which is imposed on us. The people are coming to us – but it's hard to get the people to understand how they are held down by the Jews and Masons, who control their very lives

Yeah, he didn't like Jews and didn't like Freemasons.

He was elected in 1943, and used his Maiden Speech as an opportunity to debate the Emerengcy Powers Act (internment of Jews).

How is it that we do not see any of these Acts directed against the Jews, who crucified Our Saviour nineteen hundred years ago, and who are crucifying us every day in the week? How is it that we do not see them directed against the Masonic Order? How is it that the I.R.A. is considered an illegal organisation while the Masonic Order is not considered an illegal organisation? [...] There is one thing that Germany did, and that was to rout the Jews out of their country. Until we rout the Jews out of this country it does not matter a hair's breadth what orders you make. Where the bees are there is the honey, and where the Jews are there is the money

When he was re-elected in 1947, he doubled his vote, so voters clearly liked the cut of his jib. He went on to represent the same seat for 40 years. So lets not greenwash things with the suggestion that anti-semitism in Ireland is a new thing. Ireland sent the German government a note of condolence upon learning the Adolf had topped himself.

Up North, flags are a big deal. 30 years ago, new flags started to appear. You knew you were in a Fenian area because of all the Palestinian flags. And obviously because of that, the Prods had to hang Star of Davids everywhere.

Yet the IRA received political and financial support from the United States, from Democrats and Republicans.

Ireland needs to leave the EU before it’s too late nothing good will come of that mark my words

Re: the heading - I doubt that the "apparent" rise in anti-Semitic activities is limited to Ireland; many countries are reporting similar rises.

Being anti-Semitic, anti-Israel, or anti-Netanyahu are not the same.

Much of the recent anti-Semitic activities seem largely directed at the Netanyahu government's actions.

Not all Jews in Israel (and across the planet) support Netanyahu or his government's actions. There are many Jewish groups in Israel, the USA and elsewhere which have condemned Netanyahu and his actions.

It's clear to me that Israel's war crimes in Gaza are fueling antisemitism worldwide. I'm not excusing it, it is wrong, but nevertheless it's simply cause & effect.

12 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

This is tragic, as Ireland had once been a haven for Jews. During the Middle Ages, Jews were better treated in Ireland than almost anywhere else in Europe. Some Jews we even elected Mayors of Irish towns.

Nowadays about 2,200 Jews live in Ireland, a tiny fraction of its 5.3 million population. Only 800 are Irish citizens, the remainder are foreigners working in Ireland or married to Irish citizens. The native-born Jewish population is elderly and is decreasing with each passing year. Most younger Jews have already emigrated from Ireland.

Anti-Semitic incidents happening almost daily in Ireland

...

The Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) recorded 143 anti-Semitic incidents between July last year and January, averaging nearly one per day.

It called for the “rapid development of a dedicated national plan to counter growing anti-Semitism” and protect the 2,200 Jews living in Ireland.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/anti-semitic-incidents-happening-almost-daily-in-ireland/ar-AA1XnF1T?uxmode=ruby&ocid=edgntpruby&pc=W230&cvid=69a6bc2311064a7c8becc742c2d4a803&ei=10

If anything makes me anti-Semitic it's hearing crap like this.

Boo-hoo poor Jews go bullied. Never mind actual Irish people and all the problems they're facing day to day lets focus on some tiny minority of people that refuse to assimilate wherever they go and cry like bitches when they get bullied.

1 hour ago, EastBayRay said:

Ireland needs to leave the EU before it’s too late nothing good will come of that mark my words

How is an article about anti-Semitism in Ireland related to that country's membership of the EU?

46 minutes ago, RayC said:

How is an article about anti-Semitism in Ireland related to that country's membership of the EU?

The fish rots from the head and the eu is antisemitic plus they let all the Muslims cross into Ireland and they all hate the Jews because of the Gaza war

Obvious

19 minutes ago, EastBayRay said:

The fish rots from the head and the eu is antisemitic plus they let all the Muslims cross into Ireland and they all hate the Jews because of the Gaza war

Obvious

The EU is anti-semitic??? I feel like this people are lecturing us about jews and how to not be a nazi.

People publicly supporting genocide and the murder of innocent children will always be criticized by decent people. Calling people antisemites for voicing their disgust at your attitudes makes your position weaker. The label antisemite used to be a slur. It is now becoming a badge of honour and decency.

13 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

The EU is anti-semitic??? I feel like this people are lecturing us about jews and how to not be a nazi.

They’ve imported foreign conflicts onto eu soil via mass immigration from Muslim countries and Jews are now paying the price

Sad to see

1 minute ago, EastBayRay said:

They’ve imported foreign conflicts onto eu soil via mass immigration from Muslim countries and Jews are now paying the price

Sad to see

Jews in America vote something like 70% left liberal, sure it's the same in Europe. I think they feel safer being a multicultural society where there's no monolithic ethnic group which can expel them (again). Doesn't make sense to me either but Jews are totally implicated and often push it themselves (on whites).

They're only a tiny minority too. The Europeans are paying a far greater price and if the US is trying to do anything it's crush the European nation states by making them minorities in their own country.

2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

If anything makes me anti-Semitic it's hearing crap like this.

Boo-hoo poor Jews go bullied. Never mind actual Irish people and all the problems they're facing day to day lets focus on some tiny minority of people that refuse to assimilate wherever they go and cry like bitches when they get bullied.

There would also be news articles on the hardships Ireland is facing .

Was it this article that made you anti semitic ?

There are two evil countries in the world and I'm not talking about Russia or China. Eliminate them and the world would be a better and safer place but the world is running out of time and it may already be too late.

2 hours ago, Roadsternut said:

The idea that because a Spanish Jew once became mayor of a seaport is somehow proof that Ireland was once a paradise for Jewish people is a nonsense.

I didn't write, nor do I believe, Ireland was once a paradise for Jews. There was no "paradise" for Jews anywhere in the world in the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, it is a historical fact Jews faced less persecution and lived more securely in Ireland during the Middle Ages than in other European countries.

1 hour ago, JimHuaHin said:

Re: the heading - I doubt that the "apparent" rise in anti-Semitic activities is limited to Ireland; many countries are reporting similar rises.

In 2024, the U.S. recorded the highest number of antisemitic incidents in its history. Both the Ant-Defamation League and the FBI reported the surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes and incidents.

"The rise of reported antisemitic incidents in the U.S. has followed a wider trend. According to ADL, surveys show that 'anti-Jewish sentiments are at an all-time high globally.'”

https://time.com/7287941/rise-of-antisemitism-political-violence-in-united-states/

Antisemitism is definitely a global problem, but there are some bright spots. According to the ADL's Global 100 Index of Antisemitism, only 5% of the people in Sweden "harbor elevated levels of antisemitic attitudes."

That makes Sweden the least antisemitic country among the 103 surveyed in 2024. By way of comparison, Canada ranks in third place as least antisemitic; the U.S. sixth; the U.K. ninth; Ireland 17th; and Thailand 28th.

https://www.adl.org/adl-global-100-index-antisemitism

The low level of antisemitism in Sweden is usually explained by an extensive government program to educate schoolchildren and others about antisemitism combined with a lack of anti-Jewish tropes in popular Swedish culture. The high standard of living and high level of education in Sweden are also factors contributing to the absence of hatred of Jews.

6 hours ago, RayC said:

1. Freedom of movement in the EU is restricted to citizens of the member states.

What he means is that the EU let Muslims into Europe who then came move around within Europe legally. You have no control or influence or those people. Once you let them in it's game over and you deal wit the sectarian conflicts they bring with them.

13 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

It's clear to me that Israel's war crimes in Gaza are fueling antisemitism worldwide. I'm not excusing it, it is wrong, but nevertheless it's simply cause & effect.

Bibi is a living legend fighting terrorists.

Off topic deflection posts about homosexuality and same sex marriages and immigration policies in the EU have been removed as this topic is about:

Anti-Semitic incidents happening almost daily in Ireland

14 hours ago, khaosokman said:

Bibi is a living legend fighting terrorists.

Except when it comes to Israeli terrorists like those terrorizing Palestinians on the West Bank.

Sorry for being neglectful of this thread. I meant to post several days ago the reaction of the Government of Ireland to the special report in the OP. I must say I'm happy to see the Irish government took the report seriously.

Statement by Minister Helen McEntee following the publishing of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI) Antisemitic Incident Report

Today’s report from the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland is a sobering reminder of the increase we are experiencing in the scourge of antisemitism, both here in Ireland and internationally. The report provides a clear and undeniable picture of the difficult situation currently experienced by Ireland’s Jewish communities. It provides details of an alarming number of 143 antisemitic incidents over a six month period, including 36 incidents where there were threats or intimidation of Jewish or Israeli people.

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-foreign-affairs/press-releases/statement-by-minister-helen-mcentee-following-the-publishing-of-the-jewish-representative-council-of-ireland-jrci-antisemitic-incident-report/

On 3/3/2026 at 10:25 PM, 1tooth said:

People publicly supporting genocide and the murder of innocent children will always be criticized by decent people.

Can you provide a link to any post or incident in IRL in which people were "publicly supporting genocide and the murder of innocent children?" How does painting a swastika on a building in Dublin or threatening an elderly Irish Jew or Jewish child amount to criticism of Israeli military actions in Gaza? In what way are the Jews of Ireland responsible for the actions of the Israeli government?

]I would be happy for any BM to answer these questions.

On 3/3/2026 at 7:31 PM, Evil Penevil said:

Ireland had once been a haven for Jews. During the Middle Ages, Jews were better treated in Ireland than almost anywhere else in Europe.

Why have so many Jews been hated by so many, in so many places, so for very long?

Was it their behavior?

26 minutes ago, Packer said:

Why have so many Jews been hated by so many, in so many places, so for very long?

Was it their behavior?

Why not answer you own question ?

26 minutes ago, Packer said:

Why have so many Jews been hated by so many, in so many places, so for very long?

13 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Why not answer you own question ?

Because I'd likely be restricted from posting again.

3 minutes ago, Packer said:

Because I'd likely be restricted from posting again.

Which rule did you break last time ?

3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Will rule did you break last time ?

The topic is about global hatred of the Jewry.

Stay on topic. :)

56 minutes ago, Packer said:

The topic is about global hatred of the Jewry.

Stay on topic. :)

Another one who hsnr seem to hv read the thred title

On 3/3/2026 at 7:42 AM, connda said:

Ireland just needs to be settled like the West Bank and Gaza and all will be well. Send the antisemitic goyim to America - problems solved.

Ok, so my takeaway us that you support the overt acts of hatred in Ireland. Not surprised.

1 hour ago, Packer said:

Why have so many Jews been hated by so many, in so many places, so for very long?

Was it their behavior?

More like jealousy and the need for an excuse to shift responsibility form poor decisions and lifestyle choices.

I expect you know alot about such things.