The largest protest to date in opposition to the government’s handling of immigration saw thousands of demonstrators pack Dublin city centre today. They passed a counter-protest on O’Connell Street which had been cordoned off by an Garda Síochana without incident. pic.twitter.com/1jwqO7lj3Q — gript (@griptmedia) May 6, 2024The crowd heard from a number of speakers, and was addressed by candidates in the upcoming local and European elections including Malachy Steenson and Gavin Pepper. A very large crowd of people has assembled in Dublin for what organisers say is a protest against Government immigration policy. According to the last Census, one in five people now living in Ireland were not born here.

Source: The Irish Times May 06, 2024 21:40 UTC