In Dublin, college students constructed an encampment on Friday (Could 3) that compelled the college to limit campus entry on Saturday and shut the Ebook of Kells exhibition, certainly one of Eire’s high vacationer points of interest.
The camp was arrange after the scholars’ union mentioned it had been fined €214,000 (US$230,000) by the college for losses brought on by protests in latest months, not solely over Gaza. The protesters have been demanding that Trinity minimize educational ties with Israel and divest from firms with ties to Israel.
College students’ union president Laszlo Molnarfia posted {a photograph} of benches piled up on the entrance to the constructing housing the Ebook of Kells, an illuminated manuscript created by Celtic monks in about 800 AD.
Trinity School mentioned it had restricted entry to college students, workers and residents to make sure security, and that the exhibition could be closed on Saturday.
