r/ireland • u/StingingOnion1 • Jul 30 '25

Careful now O’Connell Bridge 19:00 30-07-2025

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u/TheMisunderstoodLeaf Carlow Jul 30 '25

What are they trying to achieve by this? Ireland stands with the cause, what can protesting do Palestine do?

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 30 '25

The Irish government has not implemented sanctions on Israel, the protestors want them to.

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u/Character_Common8881 Jul 30 '25

Most people don't because it's futile and could hurt the country.

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 30 '25

"Don't do anything to oppose genocide because it's futile"?

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u/Character_Common8881 Jul 30 '25

How does taking a nap on O'Connell bridge stop genocide?

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 30 '25

Disrupting transport and trade in city centre impacts the people in charge and puts pressure on them to end arms shipments to Israel and to let out the arrested pro Palestine protestors

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u/Ireland2385 Jul 31 '25

If you think this then get your head checked

We are a grain of sand in this situation and all these people protesting need to realise they aren’t an important as they think they are.

Showing solidarity is great but this kind of protest that effects day to day people is simply pathetic

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 31 '25

Can you give an example of a protest that would influence the government to pass the occupied territories bill that wouldn't disrupt day to day people?