Ireland Two males arrested for public order offences at pro-Palestine protest in Dublin
Two males were arrested for public order offences during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the Spire in Dublin city centre on the evening of Thursday 12 November 2026, held as restrictions were in place for the European Political Community meeting. One male was released pending an Adult Caution while the second remained detained.
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- whatTwo males were arrested for public order offences at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Dublin city centre. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested during protests in Dublin as European leaders gathered. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAround 1,000 people gathered at the Spire for a protest (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí created a physical barrier to keep the demonstration away from the Convention centre (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo males were arrested for offences contrary to the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 (dublinlive.ie)
- whatOne male was released pending completion of an Adult Caution (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe second male remains detained (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe protest was staged by the Irish Anti-War Movement, supported by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (dublinlive.ie)
- whatActor Liam Cunningham addressed the protest (dublinlive.ie)
- whereAround 1,000 people gathered at the Spire for the protest. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereA Mothers Against Genocide protest was held at Westmoreland Street in Dublin city centre. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereA later protest by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and People Before Profit was held at the Spire on O'Connell Street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe protest was blocked on Nassau Street (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe protest and arrests took place on Thursday evening, 12 November 2026. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe arrests happened on the afternoon of Thursday 12 November 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made under Operation Cuspoir Stair, An Garda Síochána's policing operation in Dublin city. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made as part of the policing operation Operation Cuspoir Stair. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherBoth arrested males were taken to a Garda station in the city centre. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherOne male was released pending completion of an Adult Caution while the second remained detained. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe ongoing protest was blocking Nassau Street with traffic held across the south city centre. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherBoth men were taken to a Garda station in the city centre. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOne man was released pending completion of an Adult Caution and the second remained detained. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe largest security operation in the history of the Irish state was mounted for the summit. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Nov2026In photos: Gardai block pro-Palestine protest amid major city traffic disruption
Adds detail about the protest being physically blocked by Gardaí, the number of attendees (around 1,000), the organising groups (Irish Anti-War Movement, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, People Before Profit), the location of the blockage on Nassau Street, and the presence of actor Liam Cunningham at the protest.
suspect, malesuspect, maleother, Liam CunninghamLiam Cunninghamother, irishother, Clodagh WhelanClodagh Whelan - 12 Nov2026Two men arrested at protests in Dublin as European leaders gather
Confirms the two arrested were men, that the arrests were made under Operation Cuspoir Stair during protests at Westmoreland Street and the Spire, and that one man was released pending an Adult Caution while the second remained detained.
suspect, malesuspect, male - 12 Nov2026Two people arrested at pro-Palestine protest in Dublin city centre
New incident: arrests at a protest at the Spire on 12 November 2026 during the European Political Community meeting, distinct from the 10 November protest outside Trinity College during the Biden visit.
suspect, malesuspect, male
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