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RTÉ News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
GAA Palestine travels to Jordan with Irish tour cancelled
GAA Palestine has confirmed that its players and mentors have travelled to Jordan for a summer camp, after visa denials caused the cancellation of a planned tour of Ireland. In a statement, the club said despite the "heartbreaking" decision to cancel the Irish tour, they have "turned adversity into an opportunity for breakthrough" with the announcement of a ten-day summer camp in the Jordanian capital Amman. A team of 33 children and 14 mentors from the West Bank were due to travel to Ireland for a summer tour today, but were denied entry by the Department of Justice. They subsequently lodged an appeal but were forced to cancel the tour as the appeal would not be assessed before the planned departure date. The team will be joined in Jordan by Dublin intercounty hurlers Conor Donohue and Fergal Whitely as well as former Waterford player Shane Casey. "Today, we celebrate a moment of triumph - the young players and mentors arrived in Amman, greeted warmly by members of the GAA Palestine team," GAA Palestine said. "Their arrival marks a new chapter of hope and resilience for GAA Palestine, who continue to defy barriers and inspire us all. "The summer camp promises an unforgettable experience, blending sport with culture and adventure." The team are due to watch the All-Ireland Hurling Final on a big screen on Sunday. The club called on those attending the hurling final to also attend the National Demonstration for Palestine which takes place in Dublin the day before. While in Amman, the players and mentors will visit adventure and water parks and take in local landmarks such as the Amman Citadel. Most importantly, the club said, the players will "learn and grow" through coaching sessions led by volunteers and coaches. "While this journey may not replicate the Irish welcome they initially envisioned, it embodies the very spirit of resilience and hope - a reminder that even in the face of disappointment, community and determination can forge new paths toward brighter futures. "GAA Palestine's journey continues - stronger, united, and full of hope."
Irish Post
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Post
Thousands attend National Demonstration for Palestine in Dublin
THOUSANDS of people descended on Dublin on Saturday to join the National Demonstration for Palestine. Organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the event saw supporters march from the Garden of Remembrance to Molesworth Street near Dáil Éireann. It also heard speakers call for an end to the bombardment in Gaza, as well as criticising the Irish Government for its lack of action. Addressing those gathered, IPSC chairperson Zoë Lawlor said the 1948 Nakba, which saw hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced from their land, was still ongoing. Speakers called for Palestinians to be given the right of return (Image: Sasko Lazarov / "We commemorate 77 years of the Nakba that never ended and reaffirm, as always, our total commitment to the Palestinian people's right of return," she said. "Return is their right, it is their will and it will happen." She added: "The Nakba is ongoing because of the decades of impunity granted to apartheid Israel by the international community — including this State. "This impunity has led to and enabled 19 months of genocide, of people starved, bombed, maimed, ethnically cleansed, incarcerated, tortured and 19 months where the rogue state of Israel has committed atrocity after atrocity against the Palestinians — openly, brazenly and with no consequence." 'Whatever action is necessary' Ronan Shortall of political news website The Ditch also accused the State of complicity as he spoke to those in attendance. He said no action had been taken by the State over reports that Irish airspace is used to transport weapons to Israel and that US military flights are allowed to land in Ireland en route to Tel Aviv. Shortall also accused the government of dragging its feet on the Occupied Territories Bill, ultimately rendering any government condemnation of Israel 'empty rhetoric'. "Don't listen to the condemnations without actions from government politicians because they're worth nothing to the children being slaughtered in Gaza every day," he said. The government was accused of dragging its feet on the Occupied Territories Bill (Image: Sasko Lazarov / "This government will silently continue to support Israel through their deeds and through their omissions. "It is up to us to take whatever action is necessary, including through civil disobedience, to challenge the State's complicity in Israel's evil genocide." On Friday, Táoiseach Micheál Martin signed a joint statement with six other leaders calling on Israel to end its blockade of aid into Gaza, calling it a 'man-made humanitarian catastrophe'. In its latest briefing on Sunday morning, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said a further 96 people had been killed in the preceding 24 hours, bringing the death toll to more than 53,000. It also said that following strikes on the Indonesian Hospital — the main such facility serving people in northern Gaza — all public hospitals in the region were now out of service. See More: Dublin, Gaza, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestine
RTÉ News
17-05-2025
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Pro-Palestinian protesters call for immediate ceasefire
Tens of thousands of people are taking part in a pro-Palestine protest in Dublin calling for an immediate ceasefire to what the organisers have described as "the genocide" in Gaza. The demonstrators are marching from the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square to Molesworth Street, where a rally is being held outside Leinster House. The 'National Demonstration for Palestine' has been organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC). The IPSC said the march is being held to protest what it describes as "the Irish Government's absolute refusal to hold Israel accountable for a genocide". The organisers say the demonstration also marks the 77th year of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba, which means catastrophe in Arabic. It refers to the "displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war." Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a pro-Palestine protest in Dublin in what the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign has described as an "end the genocide" in Gaza national demonstration @RTENews — Fergal O'Brien (@FergalOBrien_) May 17, 2025 The campaign group is also renewing its call on the Government to sanction Israel and to enact the Occupied Territories Bill. The IPSC said the demonstration is being supported by more than 150 civil society organisations. Political parties, trade unions and student groups are among those taking part in the protest, while community groups have also travelled to the capital from across the country.
