People-Before-Profit’s councillor Conor Reddy said calling the proposal to rename the park in Rathgar antisemitic is “an insult to Jewish people, to Palestinians, and to the basic principles of historical truth.”

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is among Government figures who have called on DCC to halt a proposal to rename Herzog Park due to its direct association with Israel.

The south Dublin suburban park was named after Chaim Herzog who was born in Belfast and brought up in Dublin, before going on to serve as president of Israel from 1983 to 1993.

In June 2024, a motion was tabled by Sinn Féin councillor Kourtney Kenny to change the name of Herzog Park to Hind Rajab Park to commemorate a six-year-old Palestinian killed in Gaza by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) when a car she was sharing with f

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