Thousands take part in march for Palestine in Dublin
The National March for Palestine, organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, began at Parnell Square this afternoon and is making its way to Leinster House for a rally outside the Dáil.
Groups representing trade unions, political parties as well as churches are taking part and carrying banners showing their group's support for the cause.
A group from GAA Palestine is also taking part in the march after the club made a call for those who are in Dublin for the All-Ireland hurling final tomorrow to show their support.
The marchers have been chanting "Ban all Trade with Israel" and "Genocide Bonds No More" which refers to their call for the Central Bank to stop facilitating the sale of Israeli government bonds.
A stage has been set up outside Buswells Hotel on Molesworth Street, across the road from Leinster House.
The organisers said he purpose of the march is to "protest the Irish Government's absolute refusal to hold Israel accountable for a genocide in which the apartheid state has slaughtered more than 58,000 Palestinians".
They said the march will call for an end to the "Central Bank of Ireland's role in funding the genocide" as well as calling on the Government to pass the full Occupied Territories Bill including goods and services.
Protesters are also seeking an end to the use of Irish airspace for transporting weapons, and for the Irish Government to enact sanctions to hold Israel accountable.
Dunnes Stores striker Mary Manning is set to speak at the rally, 41 years to the day after she refused to handle the sale of grapefruit from South Africa, in protest against the country's apartheid regime.
Two survivors of Israel's attacks on Gaza, Marah Nijim and Mohamed Migdad, are also set to speak as is Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon, Director of the Irish Traveller Movement Bernard Joyce and Conor O'Neill of the Pass the Occupied Territories Bill Campaign.
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