Senior ministers concerned about effects of Occupied Territories Bill.

To be completely fair I would be slow to term our current government as "leftie" but aside form that you are correct.

The real challenge we will have is if a significant number of US corporates pulled out of the country because of this and the unemployment line got exponentially longer. They'd likely have to repeal the OTB

How are Israel still 'getting revenge' for a one off terrorist attack lasting a few hours that happened two years ago ? Your rationale might have made sense in the first week or two after October 7th, but they are still bombing Gaza in July 2025, massacring civilians, starving the population etc.

Apparently, October 7th took two years to plan and even then, Hamas managed to kill 'only' 800 Israeli civilians.

If they attempted such an attack again (an impossibility for the next few years at least, given that Gaza has been completely destroyed and Hamas seriously degraded) it's very likely that an attack would be nowhere even near as effective or destructive.

An opportunist land grab.

The Ibec business lobby group warned that a “deterioration” in Irish-US relations over the Bill would have a “material” impact on Irish households and businesses.

Fergal O’Brien, executive director of lobbying and influence at Ibec, told an Oireachtas committee that businesses have had similar reactions to the Bill as those of US politicians.

“We’ve been asked about this Bill for some time. ‘Why is Ireland doing this? Why is Ireland taking such an approach?’” he said.

While the organisation cannot “quantify” the economic impact, it believes it would be “real and material”.

He acknowledged there may be some “misinformation” about the proposed legislation but said that if another public policy issue generated “this much attention internationally”, the risk would be taken “very seriously”.

Lisa McClain, the chair of the House Republicans, said “any legislation boycotting, divesting or sanctioning Israel would be a huge mistake for Ireland”.

“This type of extreme anti-Semitic hate is unacceptable and should be rejected.”

Republican senator Lindsey Graham posted: “I hope that Ireland will reconsider their efforts to economically isolate Israel [...] I do not believe these efforts would be well received in the United States and they certainly would not go unnoticed.”

Senator Rick Scott, also a Republican, said: “This foolish move not only wrongfully targets Israel & the Jewish Community, but also harms American businesses. They should think twice about the message they’re sending by passing this Bill, which complicates our economic relationship & targets our ally.”

What absolute madness by this Government over something that will do absolutely nothing nothing nothing for Gaza while hurting Irish citizens

It's **** nuts

why should the Irish people become the sacrificial lamb on the International stage, for a bill that if passed will not save 1 life in Palastine,

It's self harm if they did it to themselves, the clowns are doing it to rest of us.

Hopefully if the worst does happen some FF/G idiots get themselves sanctioned.

Yes Blanch, thousands of families will be put in penury by Ireland inacting this Bill. For a person who see anti semitism around every corner you seem to be playing into the trope that Israel and the Jews have an oversized power in the world and would be able to cause Ireland harm by using their leverage in politics and finance.

Now where did I say that thousands of families will be put in penury by Ireland enacting this Bill? More hyperbole.

Israel doesn't need to have an oversized power in the world to make this difficult for Ireland, it just needs to have more influence that little old Ireland. However, it is the Americans who are getting riled about this. Are you suggesting that the US doesn't have power?

It's amazing how riled up AIPAC, Israel and the usual Zionist supporters are getting about a Bill that will have supposedly no cosequence, inacted by "little old Ireland"…

Israel bombing the only Catholic Church in Gaza now - is there any end to Israel’s killing ?

I suppose it's worth noting that references to techie jobs aside, there's a possibility that this bill will damage the economy. This will lead to less investment in overall infrastructure, and we certainly need that. Will the bill be effective? Who knows, same as people who say say it will be ineffective. The crux really is, is it worth the risk, in the current economy, with the potential to huge shocks with tariffs and broader conflict on the horizon.

Here are respected economists pointing out that this be up there with Brexit when it comes to economic suicide and shooting oneself in foot

all so can virtue signal and accomplish nothing concrete that actually helps

burn the bloody thing more like.. it’s obvious to me that real sincerity and desire for this bill is close to 0.

But TDs are too afraid to admit that it’s nothing but a stunt, because they’ll be shouted at from another shower that they are genocide apologisers and baby killers; this shower also pretending they give a hoot.