Gardaí have denied allegations that some female Gaza protestors were strip searched, and that one protestor was even subjected to a cavity search after being forced to remove her underwear.
These claims were made by TDs in the Dáil, with one woman allegedly having her hijab removed, which was denied by Gardaí, who claimed that only a pin was confiscated from the headcovering, in order to guard against any potential injury in custody. Fourteen people were arrested at this protest.
This comes after People Before Profit TDs, Richard Boyd Barrett, and Paul Murphy had claimed that Palestinian women were treated very poorly by the Gardaí in this instance.
Speaking in the Dáil this week, Mr Boyd Barrett claimed that a Palestinian women had had her "private parts" probed while in custody. He said, "It is absolutely disgusting – these were peaceful women protesters".
His colleague Paul Murphy echoed his claims, saying that a Palestinian woman was "forced to effectively remove her underwear", adding: "her private parts were touched and looked inside of, and she was subjected to a cavity search".
This protest took place last Monday, with another taking place yesterday, supporting a bill that would look into restricting weapon shipments from Ireland to Israel. This protest saw banners saying Mothers Against Genocide, as well as people accusing Taoiseach Micheal Mairtin and Tánaiste Simon Harris of supporting Gaza genocide.
One of its organisers, Clare O'Connor, said she was "devastated" at the way in which protestors who gathered outside Leinster House were treated.
"It hasn't put me off and I don't think it's put anyone else off today," she said. "People are so angry that people that came out to stand in solidarity with women and children being slaughtered in Gaza were treated in that way".
She also added that these protests were highlighting the Irish Government's "complicity" in the killing of mothers and children in Gaza, while Wednesday's gathering focused on the Arms Embargo Bill.
In a statement, An Garda Síochana have denied allegations that a strip search or cavity search took place, or that a woman had her hijab taken off her.
The statement read: "Preliminary inquiries conducted by local Garda management have found that any searches conducted were in line with the Treatment of Persons in Custody in Garda Siochana Stations Regulations (Criminal Justice Act, 1984)".
"An Garda Síochána refutes any allegation that a cavity search took place".
The Gardaí have also denied Paul Murphy's claims that one Palestinian woman had her underwear forcibly removed.
According to preliminary enquiries conducted by local Garda management, no evidence was found to support these claims, with camera footage showing any searches carried out, were in line with the Criminal Justice Act 1984. This procedure is also covered by Garda Station regulations on how people are treated in custody.
Mobile phone footage taken from Kildare Street shows protestors, mainly women being forcibly removed by Gardaí.
