Dunnes Stores staff plan major protest in Dublin
The ongoing row between Dunnes Stores staff and management continues. The next step in the campaign is a major protest in the capital, to be held as early as June. About 5,000 staff members who …
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88,000 attended yesterday’s protest march, according to Right2Water
The organization says that upwards of 88,000 people took part in the march, which saw Dublin’s main thoroughfare flooded with protesters. Brendan Ogle, one of the coordinators of the Right2Water campaign, said that the …
‘The Government’s day of reckoning is coming,’ says Sinn Fein’s Lynn Boylan
Tens of thousands flooded the streets of Dublin today to once again defy the Government’s stance on water charges. Under glorious sunshine, several passionate speeches were delivered. Sinn Fein’s MEP Lynn Boylan prophetically said that …
Major anti-water charge protest will get underway in Dublin at 1pm today
The fourth major national day of protest against Irish Water and water charges will kick off later on this afternoon. Road closures and traffic gridlock is expected around Dublin city centre. There are three main …
Firefighters from across the country to demonstrate outside the Dáil this afternoon over crewing cuts
The Dáil gates will bear witness to a protest by firefighters today, protesting at what they see as dangerous cuts to crew levels. If the cuts proposed by the embattled Department of the Environment do …
Protestors bring Dublin rush hour traffic to a standstill
A group of up fifty protestors briefly blocked traffic on O’Connell Bridge in Dublin just as rush hour got underway this evening. They then moved up and blocked northbound traffic on O’Connell Street outside the …
Protest scheduled for this afternoon over string of Jobstown arrests
Tallaght will today play host to popular protest against the arrests made in relation to last year’s infamous Jobstown incident, in which Tanaiste Joan Burton became a prisoner inside her car for over two hours, …
Major anti-water charges protest will take place in Dublin tomorrow
After a period of simmering calm, the people of this country will once again make their voices heard against the impending water charges. A major protest is scheduled in Dublin tomorrow, Saturday. Protestors will march …
American activists from the Detroit Water Brigade will join forces with Right2Water on Wednesday’s protest
The Right2Water movement will receive overseas support from American allies next Wednesday. A number of activists from the Detroit Water Brigade will join Right2Water on the streets of Dublin for the planned demonstration against water …
Protests against water charges will take place in major cities today
The people of Dublin, Cork, and Limerick will rally together once again today to protest against water charges. The demonstrations had been scheduled to coincide with the original registration deadline set by Irish Water. …
