Thousands attend pro-Palestine and anti-immigration rallies in Cork

Dual protests draw thousands to Cork City centre as gardaí deploy air, mounted, and public order units for safety

Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign weekly protest march in Cork City against the atrocities in Gaza. Picture: Larry Cummins

A major policing operation was in place in Cork City this afternoon as thousands of people marched in two separate rallies.

Dozens of uniformed gardaí, backed up by dozens of members of the Garda Public Order Unit — all deployed in soft cap mode — and members of the Garda Mounted Unit were on duty on the Grand Parade in Cork.