Monthly ‘brigil’ protests to be held by Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Inishowen
A spokesperson for the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) Inishowen Branch has said that their protests are to continue due to Israel’s continued persecution of the people of Palestine.
“Our protests continue because since the so called peace plan came into effect on October 10, at least 225 people have been killed and over 500 injured, half of them children,” said the spokesperson.
“Additionally, only 24% of the agreed amount of aid trucks have entered Gaza,” she said.
“We condemn the obstruction of aid, which is worsening the already deteriorating humanitarian catastrophe and adding yet further suffering to the people of Gaza.”
The group is planning to hold a monthly “Brigil” protest on a bridge at various locations in Inishowen throughout 2026.
A spokesperson for the group said that with each Brigil they plan to make the location as central as possible to make access easier.
“The Israelis have not ceased firing,” said the spokesperson. “Shootings, shelling and airstrikes have continued across Gaza.
“In the West Bank, Israeli settlers, under protection of the Israeli Defence Force, have been attacking the residents and their villages causing death, destruction and injury to thousands, including foreign activists.
“They are storming towns and villages, shooting indiscriminately and ravaging the olive harvest. The genocide has spread to the West Bank,” said the spokesperson.
Earlier this month the historic Ten Arch Bridge at Malin, built in the mid 1700’s, was selected for the November Brigil protest. The group said they wish to thank all those who attended, and for the warm support from the people of Malin.
The next Brigil is to be held at Castle Bridge, Buncrana, on December 7 at about 1pm.
Further details will be released closer to the time on Facebook at IPSC Inishowen Branch and on Instagram at ipsc inishowen.
Back in September people gathered at Ireland’s most northerly point, Banba’s Crown in Malin Head and set off for Buncrana in an epic Long March for Gaza.
Inishowen and Gaza are the same length - 25 miles, and the Long March covered that full length.
The march was organised by the Inishowen, Derry and Letterkenny branches of Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, together with the Strabane BDS group (Boycott, Divest, Sanction).