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Pro-Palestine protest in Dublin, 18 November 2023

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests in Ireland including demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, direct actions, and campus encampments in support of Palestinian rights.

List

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Estimated attendance is either mentioned explicitly in the references or a midpoint is used, i.e., 50 when dozens are mentioned, 500 when hundreds are mentioned, and so on.

Pre-2023

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Date County Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
4 June 2005 Dublin ? Demonstration during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel. [1]
26 July 2014 Dublin ? Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Israeli Embasy. [2]
15 May 2021 Cork ? Demonstration and march through the city centre. [3]
15 May 2021 Galway ? Demonstration and march through the city centre. [3]
15 May 2021 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Israeli Embasy. [4]
22 May 2021 Cork 400 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [5]
19 September 2022 Dublin ? Demonstration in front of Leinster House. [6]
25 September 2022 Dublin 50 Demonstration outside Tallaght Stadium against the participation of an Israeli football team. [7]

2023

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Date County Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
14 October 2023 Dublin 2,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [8][9]
19 October 2023 Dublin ? Occupation of the European Parliament Liaison Office. [10][11]
21 October 2023 Dublin 1,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [12][13]
21 October 2023 Limerick 50,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [14]
17 November 2023 County Mayo ? Defacing of a mural of Joe Biden in Ballina with red paint and writing "Genocide Joe". [15]
18 November 2023 Limerick ? Demonstration and march through the city centre. [16]
18 November 2023 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [17][18][19]
18 November 2023 Cork 1,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [18][20]
18 November 2023 Cork ? Die-in outside the Cork City Hall. [21]
9 December 2023 Dublin 5,000 March through the city centre and die-in in front of Leinster House. [21]
12 December 2023 Dublin 100 Sit-in in front of US ambassador’s residence. Ended with police intervention. [22]

2024

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Date County Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
13 January 2024 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [23][24]
7 February 2024 Dublin ? Demonstration in front of the US Embassy. [24]
3 May 2024 Dublin ? Encampment at Trinity College Dublin and blocking of its library. Lasted until 8 May when the university announced it would cut ties with Israeli companies. [25][26][27]
11 May 2024 Dublin 100 Encampment at University College Dublin. [28]
14 May 2024 Cork ? Encampment at University College Cork. [29]
20 July 2024 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [30]
2 August 2024 Dublin ? Silent march through the city centre. [31]
24 August 2024 Dublin ? Demonstration in the city centre. [32]
31 August 2024 Dublin 25,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [33][34][35]
6 October 2024 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [36][37]
7 October 2024 Dublin ? Sit-in outside the US Embassy. Lasted until 9 November. [38]
9 November 2024 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [39]
15 November 2024 Dublin ? Demonstration and march through the city centre. [40]

2025

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Date County Estimated attendance Description Ref(s)
5 January 2025 Dublin ? Silent march through the city centre. [41]
19 March 2025 Dublin 500 Sit-in on the O’Connell Bridge, blocking traffic. [42][43]
22 March 2025 Dublin 5,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [44]
3 April 2025 Dublin ? Demonstration in front of Maple Shopping Centre. [45]
22 April 2025 Dublin ? Occupation of the RTÉ campus. Ended with police intervention. [46][47]
17 May 2025 Dublin 10,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [48][49]
19 July 2025 Dublin 10,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [50][51][52]
9 August 2025 Waterford 500 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [53]
16 August 2025 Dublin ? March by healthcare workers through the city centre. [54]
19 August 2025 Dublin 80 Demonstration in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs. [55]
23 August 2025 Galway ? Demonstration with a 140ft long crochet blanket with 2300 squares each representing 10 Palestinian children killed by Israel. [56]
26 August 2025 Dublin 500 Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Department of Foreign Affairs. [57][58]
6 September 2025 Waterford 200 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [59][60]
6 September 2025 County Meath 500 Demonstration and march through Navan town centre. [61]
6 September 2025 Cork 700 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [62]
6 September 2025 Dublin 10,000 Demonstration in front of the US Embassy and march to the Department of Foreign Affairs. [63]
13 September 2023 Dublin 2,000 March through the city centre by healthcare workers. [64]
20 September 2025 Dublin ? Demonstration and march through the city centre as part of broader protests on housing and education. [65]
2 October 2025 Dublin ? Blocking of traffic to the Dublin Port. Ended with police intervention. [66]
4 October 2025 Dublin 30-40 Blocking of traffic to the Dublin Port. Ended with police intervention. Two protesters were arrested. [66]
4 October 2025 Dublin 25,000 Demonstration and march through the city centre. [67][68]

See also

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References

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