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Footage shows mock gallows and hanging effigy at Dublin anti-immigration protest

The gallows with a man hanging from a noose is surrounded by portraits of political leaders including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

Neil Fetherstonhaugh

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Shocking footage has emerged of a mock gallows featuring a hanging effigy has appeared among photographs of high-profile politicians during a protest at Dáil Éireann this afternoon.

The gallows with a man hanging from a noose is surrounded by portraits of political leaders including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

Images of Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney, Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman are displayed alongside.

Opposition TDs including Eoin Ó Broin from Sinn Féin and Solidarity-People Before Profit deputies Paul Murphy and Brid Smith also appear.

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It has been reported that around 200 people gathered outside Leinster House ahead of the return of the Dáil session.

Politicians and journalists entering the Leinster House premises were called “traitors” by the crowd that had gathered near the main entrance which was fenced off by gardaí.

Far-right protesters shouted various chants against transgender rights, migration and planned hate speech laws, while some held signs featuring slogans such as “Irish lives matter” and “Ballybrack says no”.

The protesters regularly chanted: “You’ll never beat the Irish.”

Two men have reportedly been arrested under the public order act and charged to appear in court.

Footage appeared on the ‘X’ feed of Fergus ‘Ferg’ Power, a well-known anti-immigration activist who was present at demonstrations outside a building in Ballybrack earlier this year.

Alongside the footage he wrote: “The nearby National Library of Ireland shut as a result of the protest. Heading to the Dáil soon just getting a few things sorted out here. ÉRIN GO BRAGH. #IrelandBelongsToTheIrish.

The event was also flagged as a ‘Call to the Dáil’ on images online that declared: “This is the time. We have the God-given right to free speech. We will not be silenced.”