End the Siege of Gaza - Let the Flotilla Go! demonstration - Dublin

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'End the Siege of Gaza' banner at the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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Trevor Hogan, former Leinster and Munster, and Irish International rugby player, as well as a member of the MV Saoirse, addresses the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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Richard Boyd Barrett, TD (United Left Alliance) chair of the Irish Anti War Movement addressees the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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Mags O'Brien, a SIPTU official and member of the MV Saoirse, addresses the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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Palestinian flag with the Trade Union Friends of Palestine name on it at the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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Palestinian flag at the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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'Stop Ethnic Cleansing - Justice for Palestine' banner at the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin.

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Posters that were not needed at the Pro-Gaza demonstration in Dublin, because only a few people showed up.

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Some of the members of the MV Saoirse, the Irish ship in this year's flotilla to Gaza, including former Irish Rugby International Trevor Hogan, addressed a small protest to raise the awareness of the failed flotilla. Dublin, Ireland. 9th July 2011

The Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign called a rally in Dublin, to keep the plight of this year's flotilla to Dublin alive. The Irish ship MV Saoirse, as well as other ships were sabotaged, allegedly by the Israeli state. Some other ships were detained by the Greek state.

The demonstration was addressed by United Left Alliance TD Richard Boyd Barrett, as well as Irish rugby International and Leinster and Munster player Trevor Hogan and SIPTU official Mags O’Brien, who were both members on board the MV Saoirse.