Antisemitism in Ireland

Official count vs media coverage

Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.

Official annual figures

Antisemitic attitudes

How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.

Media coverage by year

Media-documented events

1. 31 Dec 2025Ardee, IrelandCurated entry

   'Jew rat' and swastikas painted on County Louth road

   Source: The Irish Times ↗
2. 18 Jul 2025Dublin, IrelandCurated entry

   Jewish man subjected to antisemitic tirade on Dublin bus

   Source: TheJournal.ie ↗
3. 30 Nov 2024Dublin, IrelandAuto-collected from news

   Jewish student attacked in Dublin nightclub in suspected hate crime amid fears of rising anti-Semitism

   Source: irishtimes.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
4. 19 Nov 2024IrelandAuto-collected from news

   Irish pub bans ‘Zionists’ – and is doing ‘loads of business’

   Source: thejc.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
5. 15 Nov 2024IrelandAuto-collected from news

   Remembrance Sunday cathedral service ‘hijacked’ by anti-Israel sermon

   Source: thejc.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
6. 9 Nov 2024Dublin, IrelandCurated entry

   Jewish student beaten in Dublin nightclub

   Source: The Irish Times ↗
7. 8 Oct 2024Dublin, IrelandAuto-collected from news

   Irish Official Apologizes After Claiming Jews, Israel Control US Economy; Jewish Leaders Demand Action

   Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
8. 15 Dec 2023Dublin, IrelandCurated entry

   Jewish mother pursued at Dublin march

   Source: Holocaust Awareness Ireland ↗
9. 22 Aug 2023IrelandAuto-collected from news

   The small west coast town of Belmullet, Ireland, was shocked and horrified to find racial slurs and a swastika painted onto a doctor’s office window and on a nearby bench.

   Source: Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
10. 17 Feb 2020IrelandAuto-collected from news

    Irish MP Blames Mossad ‘Interference’ for Corbyn’s Defeat in UK General Elections

    Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
11. 4 Jan 2019IrelandAuto-collected from news

    Swastika painted on Irish synagogue

    Source: jta.org · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗

Antisemitism by country

• United States7061
• United Kingdom922
• Italy761
• Spain257
• Poland250
• Netherlands242
• France239
• Ukraine140
• Germany137
• Canada127
• Switzerland103
• Austria82
• Australia76
• Russia60
• Belgium57
• Argentina55
• Czechia52
• Hungary49
• Greece45
• Lithuania33
• Brazil33
• Turkey32
• Bulgaria27
• Serbia22
• Sweden21
• Iran17
• Romania17
• New Zealand16
• Chile15
• South Africa12
• Ireland11
• Mexico10
• Denmark10
• Portugal8
• Norway7
• Belarus7
• Georgia6
• Croatia6
• North Macedonia5
• Moldova5
• Malaysia5
• Armenia5
• Colombia5
• Slovakia5
• Algeria4
• Tunisia4
• Finland4
• Pakistan4
• Estonia3
• Azerbaijan3
• Uruguay3
• United Arab Emirates3
• China3
• Kuwait3
• India3
• Latvia3
• Kazakhstan2
• Japan2
• Egypt2
• Saudi Arabia2
• Cyprus1
• Morocco1
• Peru1
• Lebanon1
• Slovenia1
• Sri Lanka1
• Qatar1
• Venezuela1
• Vietnam1
• Nicaragua1
• Luxembourg1
• Syria1
• Indonesia1
• Singapore1
• Paraguay1
• Jordan1
• Ethiopia1
• Bosnia and Herzegovina1
• Mauritania1
• Iceland1