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Watch: Restaurants creating 'plates for Palestine'

More than 130 restaurants around Ireland are creating Palestinian-inspired dishes to raise money for charities working in Gaza.

'One Plate for Palestine' sees restaurants and other establishments add a dish to their menus this week, with all proceeds from the sale of those dishes going to two Irish-Palestinian charities - Gaza Go Bragh and TEA Collective.

The initiative was started by Cork-based chefs Beverly Matthews and Barbara Nealon as they said they "felt frustrated and helpless" and wanted to bring the hospitality industry together to make a difference.

"We thought maybe 20 restaurants would sign up, but now we have more than 130," Ms Matthews told RTÉ News. "The response has been absolutely amazing."

One Plate for Palestine runs until 27 July.

Watch our video to hear from some of the chefs taking part.