Laois to support Palestine with motorway bridge protests
M7 Bridge protests to take place near Portlaoise
Laois people are being invited to show their solidarity with Palestine in a nationwide day of protest this Friday, May 31.
The public are asked to gather and fly their flags for Palestine on two M7 motorway bridges on either side of the Portlaoise exits.
One meeting point is at the bridge on Junction 15 to Mountmellick, beside the Gandon Inn at 5.30pm.
The second is the motorway bridge at Junction 17 (beside the Midway / Maldron) throughout the day from 7.30am until 7pm.
For more information on taking part, the public are invited to email [email protected]
There will be Bridgils - Bridge Vigils - held at over 60 locations across Ireland on Friday as part of a nationwide protest that is calling on Ireland to impose sanctions on Israel and ask it to end its attacks on Gaza that have resulted in over 36,000 deaths.
Ireland formally recognised Palestine as a state this week, and the Palestinian flag has been raised at the Dáil in solidarity.