Students claim their access to food and water has been blocked.
Security services have been called to Trinity College Dublin after a student protest occupying its Dining Hall moved into the second day.
The officers were called to the dining hall, where a group of approximately 60 students were protesting against the introduction of fees to resit exams.
A spokesperson from the protesting group, called Take Back Trinity, claimed the the students have been locked in – and that “no food or water” will be permitted into the area.