List of ambassadors of Ireland to Israel

Ambassador of the Ireland to the State of Israel
Ambassador of the Ireland to the State of Israel
	Coat of arms of Ireland
	Incumbent; Sonya McGuinness; since 19 September 2023
Type	Diplomat
Website	www.ireland.ie/en/israel/telaviv/about/ambassador/

The ambassador of Ireland to the State of Israel is the official representative of the Irish government in Israel.

Name	Date from	Date until	Term length	References
Brendan Scannell	1996	2001	4 or 5 years	^[1]
Patrick Hennessey	2001	2005	3 or 4 years	^[1]
Michael Forbes	2005	2009	3 or 4 years	^[1]
Breifne O’Reilly	2009	2013	3 or 4 years	^[1]
Eamonn McKee	2013	2015	1 or 2 years	^[1]
Alison Kelly	2015	2019	3 or 4 years	^[1]
Kyle O'Sullivan	7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)	18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)	4 years, 1 month and 11 days	^[2]
Sonya McGuinness	19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)	Incumbent	2 years, 5 months and 10 days	^[3]

Ambassadors

Ambassador of the Ireland to the State of Israel
Coat of arms of Ireland
Incumbent Sonya McGuinness since 19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
Type	Diplomat
Website	www.ireland.ie/en/israel/telaviv/about/ambassador/