IPSC Protest - Bernardo Square, Dublin - June 15th, 2024

Seven months later and still the killing goes on.  These are the latest casualty figures as of June 19 at 1:00pm in Gaza, courtesy of the Al Jazeera tracker.

Gaza
Killed: at least 37,396 people, including more than 15,000 children.
Injured: more than 85,523 people.
Missing: more than 10,000.

Occupied West Bank
Killed: at least 549 people, including more than 135 children.
Injured: more than 5,200.

Israel
Killed: 1,139 people
Injured: at least 8,730

Seven months later and the people of Ireland, and indeed people all around the world are constantly protesting at the inhumane treatment that the Israeli Govt. and the IDF are inflicting on the people of Palestine, in the name of destroying Hamas.

The unfortunate reality is, as we saw in Northern Ireland, that for each innocent man, woman or child killed, someone else will become radicalised, see violence as the only solution, and the cycle continues.

I don't have the answer, but surely a permanent ceasefire on both sides and allowing medical and food aid in to Gaza and the West Bank has to be a start.

After the protest, I headed across the road to the Beer Temple for a soft drink.  Whilst there, I got chatting with an American tourist whose family had left him with all their baggage as they went off and discovered Dublin for a few hours.  As I said to him, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon!

He asked about the protest that was taking place right outside the window and about Irelands support for Palestine.  I tried to explain, briefly, our history with the British and how it influences our views on world affairs and how we see what happened to Ireland happening to Palestine. Did I help him understand?  I don't know.

We changed the subject, talked about his flight to Italy later that night and how much he was looking forward to seeing his son and tasting the wines of Northern Italy and then, before long, it was time for me to hit the road and go home.

Anyway...  These are some photos from the IPSC Protest last Saturday in Bernardo Square, Dublin.




















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Greatest goalkeeper never to play for Ireland at any level. A failed rock star. Now I take pretty pictures of Rock n' Roll, Burlesque and Political Activism.

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