It is ‘so un-Irish to give up hope’, a co-founder of BDS has said, as he urged protesters in Dublin to continue their support for Palestine.

The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign accused the Bank of enabling a genocide in the Gaza Strip by authorising the sale of the bonds

A crowd turned out for the demonstration in the capital on Saturday.

Thousands of protesters marched through Dublin on Saturday afternoon.

The protest, organised by a dozen solidarity, anti-war and student groups, began at the Dáil with demonstrators wearing dark clothes.

RTÉ said Eurovision is a non-political contest designed to unite audiences.

More than 1,000 protesters assembled at the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square to march to Leinster House.

Organisers have called for an end to Israel’s action in Gaza and for the Irish Government to ‘take action to hold Israel accountable’.

Pro-Palestinian campaigners stage a ‘black shamrock’ demonstration around the Ha’Penny Bridge on Dublin’s River Liffey

More than 26,000 Palestinians have been killed, the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said on Friday.

The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign has organised a protest march in Dublin on Saturday.