A second third level student encampment in support of Palestine has been established this evening, this time on the grounds of University College Dublin (UCD).
In an initiative being led by the UCD Students' Union and its BDS group, around 50 students have this evening pitched tents beside a lake in the centre of the south Dublin campus.
They told RTÉ News that the encampment is in protest at UCD’s refusal to address student concerns regarding Palestine, including its failure to call for a ceasefire, and that the action is "a necessary escalation to amplify their voices and demand accountability from college leadership".
UCD Students' Union president Martha Ní Riada said they were setting up the encampment "in solidarity with the people of Palestine".
"We want UCD to recognise that a genocide is happening and to divest and cut ties with Israeli institutions," she said.
UCD students establish encampment in support of Palestine
A second third level student encampment in support of Palestine has been established this evening, this time on the grounds of University College Dublin.
