A Palestine solidarity protester has appeared in court after disrupting a Google event in Dublin on Thursday.
Patrick Spence (45) of Prestwick Park, Belfast, was charged under Section 13 of Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 with trespassing on to the stage while speakers took part in the Engage conference at the 3Arena in Dublin city.
There was no objection to bail from Garda witness Tara Madden and he was released to appear again at the District Court on March 12th.
Footage of the incident shows the man shouting “Shame on Google” and referencing the fact some of the company’s systems are used by the Israeli military.
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Separately, a further protest took place at Dublin Airport as some Israeli delegates who attended the conference flew home, but no arrests were reported at this demonstration.
The protests were organised by campaign group Your Tech Their Deaths.
Several protests have been held in Ireland and abroad in recent months related to the tech company’s links to Israel.
Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract between Google and Amazon signed in 2021, provides cloud computing infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology services to the Israeli government and its military.
