ucd sit down fr junior minister
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Tuesday September 24, 2002 12:05
by conor - campaign for a free education
conor at ziplip dot com
brian lennihan had a warm reception today in ucd
hey everyone.i was just warming party outside a new building,for brian lennihan. the fianna fail td found us blocking the entrance to hie said building ,and it took him some 3 mins to push his way through the crowd (of about 40).it was aces,and the gards were supportin us and all (one of them had a kid in college!!!),so once he pushed through with some help from services and a coulpe guards , we banged on the window while he was makin his speech (about 5 yards away inside a big glass fronted shop window style bldg) the press were there tooo.98fm and rte news and college hacks. lets hope bertie(or charlie,not sure yet) get a good roastin when they come tomorrow.well build a lot stronger for it , but im sure the guards and ff head office are bangin their heads over it already
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5Just to clarify Conor's story (I think he got a bit excited while telling it). Charlie McCreevy was booked to open the new Arts Annex/ Archive building on Belfield campus. However seeing as McCreevy wasnt going to get the best reception they sent out Brian Lenihan insted. The C.F.E. (Campaign for Free Education) quickly called a protest and around 35 - 40 students turned up. The protest was going well and one of the garda present expressed support for what we were doing. However more garda arrived and upon the arrival of Lenihan the students rushed into the porch of the building and began a blockade. The cops then started wading through us and dragging people clear so Lenihan could enter. This lasted for maybe 10 -15 mins and Lenihan finally made it through. However the ceremony was due to take place in the reception area which fortunatly has floor to ceiling windows. We then started hammering on the windows with keys coins etc, shouting a lot and generally making as much noise as possible. After 20 mins of this the ceremony was postponed and Lenihan retreated further into the building...
And so the acedemic year begins....
To all involved. That kind of direct action is what students need to be dooing more of.
Wow u's are all great u there in ucd. THe goverment pay for u's to go to college and this is what u's do. If u's r that piss off . Don t go to college get mammmy and daddy to pay for college for u's.At the end of the day the tax payers are not going to benafit when u's become a doctor r what ever.
Students get to much . Going to college in dublin Is one big party.U's are u in dublin no on ur own no mammy r daddy and u's are all seeking attention.
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