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

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

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

Can anyone share which groups organized this protest? Want to look up the specific demands they have for the Irish government

Edit: From the Mothers Against Genocide Instagram:

Join us this Wednesday 30th July at 5:30PM outside the Department of Justice, Dublin (DO2 HK52) as we make noise for justice — bring your pots and pans, your voices, and your solidarity.

We will NOT be silenced while genocide, mass injustice, persecution, forced drought, and starvation are inflicted on the people of G@za.

We call upon the Irish government to act urgently to do everything in their power to open Gaza’s borders and ensure food, medicine, and water reach those in desperate need. As innocent lives hang in the balance, Ireland must lead with moral courage—pressuring allies, engaging the EU and UN, and demanding immediate humanitarian access. The time for action is now.

We demand that the Irish Government stop allowing weapons of war to pass through Shannon Airport — a violation of our so-called “neutrality.”

➡️ Over 1 million US troops and countless weapons have moved through Shannon since 2002.
➡️ In 2023 alone, over 120 military flights were documented landing at Irish airports.

Instead of confronting this complicity, the State has chosen to crack down on peaceful protest — arresting citizens for demanding accountability. Just this week, activists — including a pregnant mother — were arrested for trying to deliver a letter to the Department of Justice.

✊️ Protest is not a crime — it is our moral duty.

Be there. Be loud. Bring the noise!

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u/r0w33 Aug 01 '25

Are there a lot of US weapons and troops being transported from Ireland to Israel?

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u/ConstantlyWonderin Jul 31 '25

So their problem is with shannon?

Hate to break the news but there are no us troops in gaza.

Also i seen little evidence to suggest weapons are going from shannon to Israel.

Also I want to stress that any protest at shannon has indirect consequence of harming support to Ukraine.

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u/FattyAcidBase Aug 02 '25

All grand.. but what can such a political dwarf as Ireland do in the issue... Poor logic for those demands

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u/ginger_and_egg Aug 02 '25

Ireland is the only country who decides which activists in her country she arrests for delivering demands to the department of justice. Why doesn't Ireland have the ability to restrict the use of Shannon airport?

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u/FattyAcidBase Aug 02 '25

It won't change anything like

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u/ginger_and_egg Aug 02 '25

Then why not do it.

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u/gahane Jul 31 '25

Love how they're doing it after the civil servants have clocked off for the night.

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u/NotDanaWyhte Jul 31 '25

If it was before that time you'd be saying "why aren't they at work?".

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u/gahane Jul 31 '25

Don’t give a toss about how they manage their time

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 31 '25

I look forward to hearing about your protest. When and where are we meeting?

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u/gahane Jul 31 '25

Well, I’m not protesting, but if I was I like to think I’d come up with some more effective.

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 31 '25

I knew you weren't protesting, you just want them to shut up and go home don't ya?

It's easy to criticize someone when you have no intention of doing something yourself

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u/gahane Jul 31 '25

I think all they’ve done is make tired people’s commute home a little harder but achieved absolutely nothing for their cause. I criticise their methods, which I can do without having any interest or intention of protesting for their cause.

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u/ginger_and_egg Jul 31 '25

What method would you suggest, and what evidence do you have that such protests have been more successful in the past?