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Hundreds demonstrate against lockdown restrictions in Dublin

By Spencer Neale
Published September 12, 2020 8:07pm ET
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Hundreds demonstrate against lockdown restrictions in Dublin
The Irish flag flouts the wind as it flies at half staff over the General Post Office on O'Connell street, Dublin, Ireland, Sunday, March, 27, 2016. Thousands of people took part in the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising against Britain, a doomed rebellion that reduced parts of the capital to ruins and inspired the country's eventual independence.

Hundreds of men and women gathered in Dublin on Saturday to protest lockdown restrictions enacted by the Irish government.

The protests were organized by the group Yellow Vests Ireland, and several hundred maskless people showed up to demonstrate against what they view as burdensome restrictions on their day-to-day activities.

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