List of pro-Palestinian protests in Ireland

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.

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
4 June 2005	Dublin	?	Demonstration during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel.	[1]
1 January 2009	Dublin	600	Demonstration outside Leinster House in protest of Israel's attacks on Gaza. One protester attempted to set himself on fire.	[2]
26 July 2014	Dublin	?	Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Israeli Embasy.	[3]
15 May 2021	Cork	?	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[4]
15 May 2021	Galway	?	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[4]
15 May 2021	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Israeli Embasy.	[5]
22 May 2021	Cork	400	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[6]
19 September 2022	Dublin	?	Demonstration in front of Leinster House.	[7]
25 September 2022	Dublin	50	Demonstration outside Tallaght Stadium against the participation of an Israeli football team.	[8]

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
14 October 2023	Dublin	2,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[9][10]
19 October 2023	Dublin	?	Occupation of the European Parliament Liaison Office.	[11][12]
21 October 2023	Dublin	1,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[13][14]
21 October 2023	Limerick	50,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[15]
17 November 2023	Ballina	?	Defacing of a mural of Joe Biden with red paint and writing "Genocide Joe".	[16]
18 November 2023	Limerick	?	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[17]
18 November 2023	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[18][19][20]
18 November 2023	Cork	1,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[19][21]
18 November 2023	Cork	?	Die-in outside the Cork City Hall.	[22]
9 December 2023	Dublin	5,000	March through the city centre and die-in in front of Leinster House.	[22]
12 December 2023	Dublin	100	Sit-in in front of US ambassador's residence. Ended with police intervention.	[23]

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
13 January 2024	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[24][25]
7 February 2024	Dublin	?	Demonstration in front of the US Embassy.	[25]
18 February 2024	Kilkenny	?	Rally and kite-flying demonstration in solidarity with Palestine.	[26][27]
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.	[28][29][30]
11 May 2024	Dublin	100	Encampment at University College Dublin.	[31]
14 May 2024	Cork	?	Encampment at University College Cork.	[32]
20 July 2024	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[33]
2 August 2024	Dublin	?	Silent march through the city centre.	[34]
24 August 2024	Dublin	?	Demonstration in the city centre.	[35]
31 August 2024	Dublin	25,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[36][37][38]
6 October 2024	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[39][40]
7 October 2024	Dublin	?	Sit-in outside the US Embassy. Lasted until 9 November.	[41]
9 November 2024	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[42]
15 November 2024	Dublin	?	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[43]
16 November 2024	Dublin	?	Demonstration outside the German Embassy in protest of Germany's support for Israel.	[44]

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
5 January 2025	Dublin	?	Silent march through the city centre.	[45]
19 March 2025	Dublin	500	Sit-in on the O’Connell Bridge, blocking traffic.	[46][47]
22 March 2025	Dublin	5,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[48]
3 April 2025	Dublin	?	Demonstration in front of Maple Shopping Centre.	[49]
22 April 2025	Dublin	?	Occupation of the RTÉ campus. Ended with police intervention.	[50][51]
17 May 2025	Dublin	10,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[52][53]
7 June 2025	Kilkenny	20	Picket line outside John McGuinness' constituency office.	[54]
4 July 2025	Dublin	?	Demonstration outside US ambassador's residence in Phoenix Park. Some protesters chanted the slogan "Death to the IDF".	[55]
19 July 2025	Dublin	10,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[56][57][58]
2 August 2025	Kilkenny	1,000-2,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre. Protesters displayed banners with messages such as "our government is complicit with genocide" and "stop killing children like me".	[59][60]
9 August 2025	Waterford	500	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[61]
16 August 2025	Dublin	?	March by healthcare workers through the city centre.	[62]
19 August 2025	Dublin	80	Demonstration in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs.	[63]
23 August 2025	Galway	?	Demonstration with a 140ft long crochet blanket with 2300 squares each representing 10 Palestinian children killed by Israel.	[64]
26 August 2025	Dublin	500	Demonstration in the city centre and march to the Department of Foreign Affairs.	[65][66]
6 September 2025	Waterford	200	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[67][68]
6 September 2025	Navan	500	Demonstration and march through the town centre.	[69]
6 September 2025	Cork	700	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[70]
6 September 2025	Dublin	10,000	Demonstration in front of the US Embassy and march to the Department of Foreign Affairs.	[71]
13 September 2023	Dublin	2,000	March through the city centre by healthcare workers.	[72]
20 September 2025	Dublin	?	Demonstration and march through the city centre as part of broader protests on housing and education.	[73]
2 October 2025	Dublin	?	Blocking of traffic to the Dublin Port. Ended with police intervention.	[74]
4 October 2025	Dublin	30-40	Blocking of traffic to the Dublin Port. Ended with police intervention, including use of tear gas. Two protesters were arrested.	[74][75]
4 October 2025	Dublin	25,000	Demonstration and march through the city centre.	[76][77]
2 November 2025	Dublin	150	Blocking of the Dublin Port. Protesters blocked the entrance of the port to disrupt the transport of materials, but still allowed the workers to leave.	[75]
29 November 2025	Dublin	1,000+	Demonstration and march through the city centre, with more than 170 organisations took part of the protest.	[78]
27 December 2025	County Donegal	?	Demonstration at the Croithli Bridge, West Donegal.	[79][80]

Date	City/town	Estimated attendance	Description	Ref(s)
24 January 2026	Dublin	1,000	Demonstration in the city center, with protesters demanded action and sanctions against Israel by the central government.	[81]
21 February 2026	Dublin	1,000+	March in the city centre organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), with it being concluded at Leinster House.	[82]

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