Dublin's Herzog Park set to be 'denamed' by city councillors over Israel connections [View all]

The name of a former president of Israel is set to be removed from a public park in Rathgar, south Dublin, on Monday, with Dublin city councillors expected to approve the change.

Herzog Park was named in 1995 in honour of Belfast-born Chaim Herzog, Israel’s president from 1983 to 1993, who spent his early childhood in Dublin when his father was chief rabbi of Ireland.

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Chief Rabbi Wieder said Herzog Park was “more than a name on a sign. For those who live nearby, and especially for the neighbouring Jewish families and schools, it’s a place filled with memory, and an important reminder that our community has deep roots in Dublin”.

Naming the park in honour of Chaim Herzog was “a recognition not just of one man, but a chapter of shared Irish-Jewish history. That history has not changed, and it cannot be undone by motions or votes. The Jewish story in Ireland deserves to be preserved, not whitewashed or erased.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2025/11/29/dublins-herzog-park-set-to-be-denamed-by-city-councillors-over-israel-connections/