Embassy history

The Irish Embassy opened in Tel Aviv in 1996, with the first Irish Ambassador being Brendan Scannell who served in Israel until 2001, when he was succeeded by Patrick Hennessey (2001-2005). Subsequent Ambassadors were Michael Forbes (2005-2009), Breifne O’Reilly (2009-2013), Eamonn McKee (2013-2015), Alison Kelly (2015-2019) and Kyle O'Sullivan (2019-2023). Ambassador Sonya McGuinness took up duty in August 2023.