The park is named after Chaim Herzog, who was was born in Belfast and raised in Dublin.

A proposal to rename Herzog Park in Dublin “should be withdrawn in its entirety and not proceeded with”, Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said.

The Office of the President of Israel expressed concern on Saturday over the proposed renaming of the park in south Dublin.

It is named after Chaim Herzog, who was was born in Belfast and raised in Dublin.

He was the sixth president of Israel between 1983 and 1993.

On Monday, Dublin city councillors are expected to vote on a motion to rename the park.

In a statement on Sunday, Mr Martin said the proposal was “divisive and wrong”.

He said: “The proposal to rename Herzog Park should be withdrawn in its entirety and not proceeded with.

“The proposal wou

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