Ireland has joined 78 other nations in condemning Donald Trump's sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

The US President criticised the court for targeting allies of America, after an arrest warrant was issued for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.

The move by nearly 80 States to condemn the sanctions is being described as unprecedented.

“We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC,” the statement in support of the ICC read.

“The Court serves as a vital pillar of the international justice system by ensuring accountability for the most serious international crimes, and justice for victims.”

Campaigners from the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and UpLift hold a protest at the Department of Foreign Affairs. 07/02/2025 Photography: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie

Sinn Féin whip Padraig MacLochlainn said President Trump's comments betray a lack of understanding of the region.

“It's utterly reckless,” he said.

“What he said, whether it'll ever see the light of day, I doubt it, but it's utterly reckless.

“There's no sense of, you know, diplomacy, no sense of international law.

“What he says is a stream of consciousness, it doesn't matter what the consequences - that's the problem.”

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Feb. 4, 2025 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In Washington today, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the American - Israeli alliance has never been stronger, and he praised the actions of the US President.

“His sanctions on this scandalous and corrupt Organization, the ICC, that threatens the right of all democracies to defend themselves by themselves, and he's done so many things in the interim, just in two weeks,” he said.

You can read the statement in support of the ICC in full – here.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands in July 2017. Picture by: Roman Yanushevsky / Alamy Stock Photo