Solidarity with Palestine has reached a good part of the world. Governments and citizens of dozens of countries have filled the press rooms and streets with samples of support for the population of Gaza and the West Bank for the massacre carried out by Israel .
With the conflict in Gaza under a supposed peace that is not entirely so, the pro-Palestinian mobilizations continue, although the noise has decreased. The cause is still strong and a flag high above Dublin exemplifies it.
In the capital of Ireland, which also hosted numerous demonstrations against Israel and in favor of the “freedom of Palestine”, a symbol bears more than half a year ‘presiding’ over the famous city. It is no coincidence that Ireland was one of the first countries to take the step of
Some time later, a Palestinian flag appeared about 110 meters high at the O’Connell Street Needle, which is so named because it is a stainless steel structure that resembles, of course, a spire.
The action took place in September 2025. No one has claimed responsibility for the action and no one knows how it could have gotten there, although the authorities believe that it could have been placed by a drone, although the mystery persists.
So far, and it has been seven months now, the banner has withstood the passage of time and the inclement weather and also the attempts to remove it. Options on his part
Dublin authorities are weighing use climbing ropes, special custom stairs o huge cranesbut all the variables have declined due to their excess danger for the purpose that is. “We have probably explored all possible options to access the Needle from the base,” adds this specialist. But the parties have another reason that stops them.
“Someone could come back and put another flag on the Needle“, an engineer made clear in his analysis to Dublin City Council, like Ireland’s great national newspaper.
