Representatives of local and national government join leaders of Ireland's Islamic community at a ceremony marking the reopening of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland. In addition to Islamic community representatives from throughout Ireland, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Neale Richmond, was in attendance along with Jim Gildea, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. “Clonskeagh mosque is part of Ireland’s social fabric – it belongs to this city, this neighbourhood and this country. In recognition of the ideolological division that infiltrated the facility previously, which contributed to its closure, Ambassador Al Shamsi of the UAE said: “Leave no room for extremism nor discord. Chair of the Irish Muslim Council, Dr Umar Al-Qadri said the reopening of Ireland’s largest mosque was a “significant and joyful moment”.

Source: Irish Independent February 13, 2026 13:54 UTC