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Paul James Kearns

Jun 2, 2026, 5:56 PM

Ireland’s Antisemitic Blindspot ‘Wearing the Green Jersey’

Ireland's Antisemitic Blindspot “Wearing the Green Jersey” With the grim stories of alleged Israeli abuse of the Irish Flotilla activists relayed on Irish television and radio in the rearview mirror - although no doubt those stories will be recounted by some...

May 17, 2026, 5:33 PM

What’s Another Year? Ireland’s obsession with Israel and the Eurovision

The 2026 Eurovision is finally over, but the political controversy rumbles on. Despite calls for a boycott and a months-long campaign to try to have Israel expelled from the competition, Israel has once again finished second, now for the second...

May 16, 2026, 5:31 PM

Hasbara, Who’s Talking? Who’s Listening, Does anybody care?

Hasbara Who's Talking? Who’s Listening Does anybody care? I write this as a political journalist, an Irishman born in Dublin, now an Israeli living in Tel Aviv. Perhaps most of all, I write this as a father of two young Jewish Israeli...

May 8, 2026, 7:43 PM

Another Antisemitic Controversy in Ireland

What happens when one of Ireland’s greatest institutions—The Late Late Show (a popular chat show, on air since 1962), one of its most recognizable exports—1980s pop star Boy George (whose parents were born in Ireland), and one of its...

Apr 24, 2026, 5:58 PM

The Recent Problematic Podcast by Ezra Klein – A Case of Omission?

Let me first state that I greatly admire Ezra Klein’s podcast at the New York Times; I rarely miss an episode. Klein has deftly threaded the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through numerous conversations, inviting speakers with a wide range of political...

Mar 15, 2026, 1:14 PM

The Fog of War – Bomb Shelters and the Fake Destruction of Tel Aviv

A war of necessity or a war of choice, preemptive or defensive, militarily savvy or strategically and diplomatically reckless – Israel's war on Iran arguably might be a little bit of all these. Whatever the justification for war, the reasons...

Mar 13, 2026, 4:54 PM

It’s finally official, Ireland has an antisemitic problem

It's finally official. Ireland has an antisemitic problem. With the distraction of war and missiles raining down on Tel Aviv, you may have missed it, but it is finally official: Ireland has an antisemitic problem. Perhaps many in Israel might...

About Me

Paul James Kearns is a freelance journalist, author, urban planner, and university lecturer. He has written for the Irish Times, Sunday Business Post (Ireland), Irish Examiner, and Haaretz on politics and urban affairs. He was born and raised in Dublin and now resides with his spouse and children in Tel Aviv.