LAST UPDATE | 19 Mar 2025

HUNDREDS OF PRO-PALESTINIAN supporters staged a sit-down protest on O’Connell Bridge in Dublin city centre this evening.

The protests began outside Government buildings on Kildare Street this afternoon, where dozens gathered with signs and flags to speak out against Israel’s renewed military activity in Gaza.

The Gazan ministry of health has said more than 400 people have been killed by Israeli strikes that began in the early hours of yesterday morning. Israeli troops have also reoccupied the corridor that bisects the Gaza Strip, effectively cutting the north off from the south once again.

Protestors in Dublin city moved from the Government buildings to O’Connell Bridge at 7pm this evening and staged a “sit-down protest” at the south end of O’Connell Bridge, fully blocking the busy junction until 9pm. 

Sit-down protest underway at O'Connell bridge pic.twitter.com/cx8YXF8NjB

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Footage of the protest has been shared to social media by those involved, with Social Rights Ireland describing Dublin being “at a standstill”.

A number of Luas and Dublin Bus services were affected.

Gardaí said in a statement this evening that the protestors have now “peacefully dispersed”.

“Traffic and public transport services in the area are now returning to normal,” a garda spokesperson said.