A third Irish student encampment in support of the people of Palestine has been established at University College Cork (UCC).
Up to 40 students at the college have pitched tents in the UCC main quad. They say their action is taking place in the context "of the horrific ground invasion of Rafah".
The move, by members of the UCC student BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) group follows similar action by students at Trinity College Dublin, and at the weekend by students at UCD.
The UCC students say a statement from their university president last week on the conflict in Gaza did not go far enough.
That statement was in response to calls by the UCC Students' Union for the college leadership to commit to a range of actions including the cutting of all ties with Israeli institutions.
Responding to the SU last week, the university said it had identified just one college fund which had "a very small exposure with an Israeli financial institution", and that it was already engaged in a process of divesting from the investment.
Student encampment for Palestine established at UCC
A third Irish student encampment in support of the people of Palestine has been established at University College Cork.
