Pro-Palestine protesters confront Joe Biden in Dublin

Pro-Palestine protesters have confronted Joe Biden in Dublin, throwing milk in his direction and chanting “Genocide Joe”.

The former US president visited Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday to attend a ceremony at which his son, Hunter Biden, was receiving an award.

Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside the College Historical Society, throwing objects and milk at Mr Biden and chanting “shame on you” and “Genocide Joe”.

A number of police public order unit vans and officers were on site, and at least two people were pepper-sprayed and arrested.

Mr Biden was joined by Jill Biden, the former first lady, for the ceremony at which their son was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution for Public Discourse by one of the university’s societies.

The protests were held as a response to Mr Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza. The former president has previously received heavy criticism for the supply of military aid to Israel and declaring he had “no confidence” in the death toll numbers provided by the Gaza health ministry.

Video footage from the protests showed one student shouting: “We are not complicit in genocide. Joe Biden is not allowed on campus.

“As such a staunchly pro-Palestine campus, it is embarrassing we have invited this man on to our campus. We denounce his presence here.”