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# Protest

Last month
November 2023
Activists protest at Department of Foreign Affairs offices in call for ceasefire
The protesters also want to see the Irish government prevent the transport of weapons through Shannon Airport.
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Nov 16th 2023, 3:43 PM
Sunak issues warning over ‘disrespectful’ Armistice Day pro-Palestinian march
Sunak said those who wanted to “divide society” could try exploit the event as he voted to hold the Met Police Chief accountable.
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Nov 8th 2023, 10:24 PM
Campaign group Republic to protest at King Charles III's first state opening of Parliament
Members of Republic were detained on the day of the king’s coronation, sparking criticism of the Met Police.
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October
October 2023
Major pro-Palestinian protests take place across UK and Ireland
Over 100,000 people took part in a rally in London City Centre.
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Oct 28th 2023, 6:47 PM
European Commission official offers to meet protestors occupying the EC's Dublin offices
The head of the European Commission’s representation in Ireland, Barbara Nolan, has offered to meet the protestors.
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Oct 19th 2023, 3:00 PM
Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil protest
Thunberg was linking arms and chanting with other activists when she was arrested
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Oct 17th 2023, 4:28 PM
Thousands of protestors march through Dublin in support of Palestine
The march organised by Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign made its way to the Israeli embassy.
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Oct 14th 2023, 5:17 PM
Keir Starmer’s Labour conference speech disrupted by glitter protester
The protester threw glitter at the Labour leader as he began his keynote speech in Liverpool.
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Oct 10th 2023, 3:12 PM
Two men arrested during protest at Israeli Embassy in Dublin
Gardaí confirmed arrests were made at the consulate in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
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Oct 10th 2023, 8:11 AM
Protesters march through Dublin city centre over cost of living ahead of Budget Day
The Cost of Living Coalition is calling for increases in several payments, a rent freeze, and for the eviction ban to be reintroduced.
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Oct 7th 2023, 2:33 PM
September
September 2023
Hundreds protest in London against Rosebank oilfield approval
Rishi Sunak said that using every last drop of oil in Scotland’s North Sea was “absolutely the right thing to do”.
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Sep 30th 2023, 4:31 PM
O'Gorman doubles down on need for fee freeze as childcare providers protest at Leinster House
Childcare providers say they are at risk of closure due to increased costs.
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:45 PM
Thousands march against police violence in France
In July, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination flagged concerns about the “excessive use of force by law enforcement” in France.
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Sep 24th 2023, 10:58 AM
Sister of murdered Jo Cox says role of media needs to be looked at in wake of Dáil protest
Cox’s sister said there is no place in a respectful democracy for a gallows with people’s faces on it to be wheeled through the streets.
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Sep 23rd 2023, 2:35 PM
Cian O'Callaghan: We need 10,000 new affordable purchase & rental homes built every year
The Social Democrats’ housing spokesperson outlines the challenges in housing and the measures that would make an immediate difference.
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Sep 21st 2023, 4:54 PM
Who were the protesters at the Dáil and what exactly were they protesting?
Filming from the protest yesterday, former Exposé presenter Aisling O’Loughlin said that she was there “giving our TDs a welcome back.”
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Sep 21st 2023, 3:41 PM
Thirteen people charged after arrests at Leinster House protests
Two men who were arrested appeared before court on public order charges and were granted bail.
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Sep 21st 2023, 7:26 AM
Thirteen arrested as anti-immigration protesters threaten politicians outside Leinster House
The protesters’ signs and banners featured slogans like “Irish Lives Matter” and “Ballybrack Says No”.
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Sep 20th 2023, 9:13 PM
This year
2023
Siptu members in Clonmel and Waterford reach agreement in Iceland dispute
A settlement, reached with the supermarket’s examiner, agrees to “fast-track” redundancy packages and secure all monies owed.
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Aug 26th 2023, 3:56 PM
'Some amount of skulduggery going on': The Iceland Saga
Iceland’s Irish operations have been in difficulty since their franchising last February
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Aug 19th 2023, 8:30 AM
Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash protest convictions
Judges unanimously quashed the convictions over the charge of organising an unauthorised assembly.
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Aug 14th 2023, 8:03 AM
Explainer: Why is the far-right targeting Ireland's libraries?
A report by
Cormac Fitzgerald
In recent months a number of right wing and conspiracy theory fuelled groups have staged protests at numerous libraries. Why?
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Aug 8th 2023, 12:05 AM
Local reps call for more intervention from gardaí after Cork library forced to close over protest
Cork City councillor Dan Boyle said that protections for library staff and the general public needed to be increased.
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Jul 30th 2023, 7:14 PM
'You just don't feel safe': Delivery riders protest in Dublin over violence and bike thefts
The protest got underway at 4pm today.
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Jul 30th 2023, 3:45 PM
Cork City library forced to close as banner draped over entrance during protest
Library staff have been subjected to intimidation and harassment in recent days.
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Jul 29th 2023, 6:50 PM
Fiachna Ó Braonáin: Sinéad was a gifted, intelligent and sensitive soul - we will miss her
The Hothouse Flowers musician pays tribute to the singer who died this week.
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Jul 29th 2023, 12:01 AM
Rally planned in South Dublin to oppose anti-refugee protests
Multiple arrests have been made in Ballybrack in recent days linked to protests against housing for refugees.
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Jul 28th 2023, 7:38 PM
Two men arrested and charged at scene of protest in south Dublin
The protest took place in Ballybrack yesterday evening.
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Jul 28th 2023, 10:30 AM
Four arrested after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt second day of the Open
American golfer Billy Horschel intervened to help remove one who invaded the 17th to throw powdered orange paint on the green.
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Jul 21st 2023, 3:34 PM
Climate activists set off smoke flare at Open Championship golf tournament
Just Stop Oil said three people in total were involved in the protest.
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Jul 21st 2023, 2:28 PM
Analysis: 'Terrifying' LGBTQ+ event in Tralee aims to drag us back to the past
Aoife Gallagher charts the rise of anger and misinformation around a lighthearted LGBTQ+ family storytime event in Tralee recently.
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Jul 20th 2023, 7:00 PM
Ladies football and camogie players suspend protests after agreement reached
‘Commitments are now in place from the two National Governing Bodies,’ a statement read.
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Jul 19th 2023, 6:52 PM
'A lot of people talk about it but don't support it. It does my head in'
Ladies football and camogie squads have been protesting before matches to campaign for better minimum standards.
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Jul 10th 2023, 5:57 PM
Hundreds of South Koreans protest Japan's plan to release Fukushima plant water into sea
Over 1 million cubic metres of water accumulated at the Fukushima plant which went into meltdown following the 2011 tsunami.
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Jul 8th 2023, 12:13 PM
'Fear and dread' among Cork librarians over far-right anti-LGBTQI+ protests
Protestors carried Forsa banners, rainbow flags and placards denouncing the far-right and “Cork City Council – Protect your workers”.
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Jul 7th 2023, 4:12 PM
Workers at Tara Mines begin protest over plans to temporarily close the site
Unite trade union workers have begun a protest which they say is the ‘result of management intransigence’.
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Jul 6th 2023, 7:59 AM
Demonstrators gather in Dublin protesting Israel's assault on refugee camp in Palestine
The reaction of those in attendance to the events in Jenin was one of horror mixed with obvious frustration.
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Jul 4th 2023, 9:33 PM
Just Stop Oil disrupt London Pride march
A number of protestors have been arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck.
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Jul 1st 2023, 2:42 PM
France to restrict public transport following violent protests over teen's killing
A curfew for bus and tram services in Paris has already been introduced.
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:59 PM
Taoiseach says Ireland will not be joining NATO as protests take place at Dublin Castle
Debates on Ireland’s neutrality have intensified in recent weeks.
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Jun 26th 2023, 12:14 PM
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