The original protest was held in relation to updated course content in the SPHE junior cycle.
A group campaigning against the new SPHE Junior Cycle course say it will lead to confusion among children about their gender.
The updated curriculum covers areas including gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as the impact of stereotypes.
A group, led by the Natural Women's Council, staged a protest outside Leinster House this afternoon, calling for changes to the course.
Organiser of today's protest and founder of the Natural Women's Council, Jana Lunden, says the new course content is not suitable for young children:
The new course covers areas including gender identity and sexual orientation.
Mullingar's Aoife Hines is Vice President of the Union of Students in Ireland, for the Border and Midlands Region.
They say there was a negative reaction to their counter-protest outside Leinster House this afternoon:
A lovely spontaneous counter protest today. Thanks to these legends from @TheUSI who left their conference to come out to stand up for #LGBTQ+ students. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💙💜🤍💜💙✊ pic.twitter.com/VcOcOtWWzp
— 🏳️⚧️Andrea M 🏳️⚧️✊ (@AndreaMurraySP) July 11, 2023
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