Alan Shatter
Lawyer and former Minister for Justice of IrelandWikipedia
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Oct 2, 2026
Laser BermanHOST
So how did this happen? Why is an island on the edge of Europe, known for literature, music, culture, general good-natured hospitality, why is it utterly focused on the Jewish state and its alleged crimes? Is this part of a disturbing and dark line that runs through Irish history? Or does Ireland's unique story make it positioned to be the world's conscience? To talk about this, to talk about his own personal story, we have someone who is, I think, one of the most prominent pro-Israel and Jewish voices in Ireland in recent decades.
Laser BermanHOST
Alan Shatter was born in Dublin, lived most of his life there.
Laser BermanHOST
He was a prominent Dublin lawyer.
Laser BermanHOST
Then he became a Fianna Gael politician who ultimately became Ireland's justice minister and defense minister from 2011 to 2014.
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Laser BermanHOST
And we are back with Alan Shatter.
Laser BermanHOST
So I guess if we're going to start, let's talk a little bit about the history of Ireland and the Jews going back.
Peter FlanaganHOST
It's unclear.
Peter FlanaganHOST
Alan Shatter was there.
Peter FlanaganHOST
I don't know if you know Alan Shatter.
Peter FlanaganHOST
He's a disgraced former Irish minister for justice.
Peter FlanaganHOST
You're
Peter FlanaganHOST
Is this like the OJ If I Did It?
John MeagherHOST
I didn't do it, but if I did it.
Peter FlanaganHOST
He writes lewd novels, Alan Shatter.
Noa LeviHOST
Their employer was arrested, and the site has been ordered closed for thirty days.
Noa LeviHOST
Concerns over antisemitism were highlighted as Alan Shatter, a prominent pro-Israel figure, stated that Sinn Féin has poisoned Irish politics, leading many Irish Jews to question their future in the country.
Noa LeviHOST
Domestically, Israeli election candidacies have seen judicial decisions.
Noa LeviHOST
While a minority of judges sought to disqualify Ofer Cassif, the majority ruled he could run, and candidacies for Ra'am and the Joint List were unanimously approved.
Laser BermanHOST
So how did this happen? Why is an island on the edge of Europe, known for literature, music, culture, general good-natured hospitality, why is it utterly focused on the Jewish state and its alleged crimes? Is this part of a disturbing and dark line that runs through Irish history? Or does Ireland's unique story make it positioned to be the world's conscience? To talk about this, to talk about his own personal story, we have someone who is, I think, one of the most prominent pro-Israel and Jewish voices in Ireland in recent decades.
Laser BermanHOST
Alan Shatter was born in Dublin, lived most of his life there.
Laser BermanHOST
He was a prominent Dublin lawyer.
Laser BermanHOST
Then he became a Fianna Gael politician who ultimately became Ireland's justice minister and defense minister from 2011 to 2014.
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Laser BermanHOST
And we are back with Alan Shatter.
Laser BermanHOST
So I guess if we're going to start, let's talk a little bit about the history of Ireland and the Jews going back.
Ciara KellyHOST
Hal Grimson said.
Ciara KellyHOST
We are joined by the former Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter.
Ciara KellyHOST
Alan, thanks indeed for coming in to us.
Ciara KellyHOST
I know you played a bit of schoolboy football when you were a young fella, but I think a lot of people would have been surprised to see you in Hungary at the game there in a kind of a journalist role for the Jerusalem Post.
Jeff PaganoHOST
Because when an institution says our hands are tied, what it often means is we have calculated the price of doing the right thing and we don't want to pay it.
Jeff PaganoHOST
And then there's Alan Shatter.
Jeff PaganoHOST
People objecting to this fixture should be answered on the substance of their argument, not smeared, caricatured, or pushed towards the rhetorical territory of extremism simply because their moral conclusion makes others uncomfortable.
Jeff PaganoHOST
Opposing a football match is not extremism.
Declan GanleyGUEST
I may be mispronouncing her name.
Declan GanleyGUEST
Alan Shatter.
Declan GanleyGUEST
Listen to those people.
Declan GanleyGUEST
Those are Irish Jewish people who have lived here for generations.
David WilsonPANELIST
They would normally cover Irish football games.
David WilsonPANELIST
Obviously, Alan Shatter was there on behalf of the Jerusalem Post.
David WilsonPANELIST
So there was a multitude of different medias at the game.
David WilsonPANELIST
Sorry,
David WilsonPANELIST
I
Eoin SheahanHOST
mean, something you just have to laugh at.
Eoin SheahanHOST
Like Alan Shatter there on behalf of the Jerusalem Post is...
Eoin SheahanHOST
Wild.
Ivan YatesGUEST
My job is not to find out how you got to where you got to, but to get you going again, because we believe that you'll generate more taxes and different things in the future.
Ivan YatesGUEST
And it's like, whereas here it was, where can we hammer you? And so therefore, the minute I came back, Every day on Newstalk, I would hammer into Kenny and Alan Shatter, when are you going to reform the banks? Because I wanted what I had the benefit of.
Ivan YatesGUEST
And now you turn on the radio.
Ivan YatesGUEST
Here is the insolvency of Ireland.
Ivan YatesGUEST
My job is not to find out how you got to where you got to, but to get you going again, because we believe that you'll generate more taxes and different things in the future.
Ivan YatesGUEST
And it's like, whereas here it was, where can we hammer you? And so therefore, the minute I came back, Every day on Newstalk, I would hammer into Kenny and Alan Shatter, when are you going to reform the banks? Because I wanted what I had the benefit of.
Ivan YatesGUEST
And now you turn on the radio.
Ivan YatesGUEST
Here is the insolvency of Ireland.