A bill banning the trade of goods from the occupied Palestinian territory has been passed by the lower house of the Irish parliament, the Press Association reported.

Paul Murphy accuses Coalition of trying to ‘absolutely gut’ legislation as he objected to debate being restricted to 90 minutes

A bill banning the trade of goods from the occupied Palestinian territory has been passed by the lower house of the Irish parliament, the Press Association reported.

DUBLIN, July 8 — Ireland’s parliament yesterday approved legislation banning imports of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Dublin...

While Ireland was the first EU country to propose such a ban, Spain already implemented a package of import restrictions last October

Martedì la Camera del parlamento irlandese ha approvato una legge che vieta le importazioni di beni dalle colonie israeliane che occupano illegalmente i territori palestinesi a…

Martedì la Camera del parlamento irlandese ha approvato una legge che vieta le importazioni di beni dalle colonie israeliane che occupano illegalmente i territori palestinesi a…

The legislation, which requires final approval from the house, would be among the most severe trade restrictions on Israel from a European nation

This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.

The Irish parliament approved a bill on Tuesday banning the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Dublin moves towards adopting one…