Ireland’s exports of restricted ‘dual-use’ goods to Israel soar to €70m despite sanctions push

Ireland now Israel’s fourth-biggest market for all types of goods, with sales mostly of computer circuits growing to €4.8bnIsraeli embassy says “nothing should be assumed” about nature of restricted ‘dual-use’ goods soldWarns of potential “reciprocal measures” should Ireland impose sanctions

An Israeli flag flutters near a billboard with pictures of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Alan Caulfield

Ireland’s exports to Israel of restricted “dual-use” goods that have potential military purposes grew nearly sevenfold last year from €11m to more than €70m, even as the Government raises the prospect at EU level of trade sanctions over the escalating death toll in Gaza.

At the same time, trade in ordinary goods and services between Ireland and Israel has also grown hugely over the last few years.