Trinity protest camp to end after agreement made

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Ellen Kenny / Trinity News Protesters celeberated the deal on Wednesday László Molnárfi The students and the university reached an agreement on Wednesday Conor Reddy Conor Reddy (right) says the agreement is proof of student power 'WE ABHOR AND CONDEMN ALL VIOLENCE AND WAR' Senior Dean Prof Eoin O Sullivan, who led the talks for Trinity, said: “We are glad that this agreement has been reached and are committed to further constructive engagement on the issues raised.
The university has made several commitments: By June of this year, TCD will "complete a divestment from investments in Israeli companies that have activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and appear on the UN Blacklist" The university "will endeavour" to divest from investments in other Israeli companies with consideration from a student and staff taskforce * The taskforce will also review Trinity’s student exchanges with Israel On review, the university confirmed that its supplier list currently contains just one Israeli company, which will remain until March 2025 for contractual reasons.
László Molnárfi Students occupied areas of the university on Friday On Friday night students set up an "encampment for Palestine" on the TCD campus and blocked access to the Book of Kells attraction.
On Monday, the university met student protesters and outlined a range of measures - these included a commitment to divest from investments in companies that have appeared on a UN Blacklist.