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PRESS RELEASE: PEACE MARCH THROUGH SHANNON TO AIRPORT

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Tuesday December 03, 2002 22:52author by Tim Houriganauthor email tim_hourigan at hotmail dot comauthor address Peace HQ, 19 Inis Ealga, Shannon Co. Clare

March to celebrate peace from Tullyvaragh to Terminal

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PEACE ACTIVISTS from around Ireland will converge on Shannon town this Sunday at 11pm at Tullyvaragh Hall. They will march through the town to the airport in protest at the continued use of the airport by the US military.
The march is expected to consist of hundreds of mothers, fathers, children, and other concerned citizens. It is planned to have street theatre celebrating peace and neutrality.

"This airport has become a low-budget airbase for the US military who have killed thousands of Afghan civilians" said one peace activist. "We have to show the US military, and our own Government that we do not condone this killing machine using our airspace".
The demo co-incides with the December 8th deadline for Iraq to declare any weapons of mass destruction, and the protestors fear that Shannon will be used in a new war with Iraq.

Related Link: http://refuelingpeace.org

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author by ollie - katalyzerpublication date Wed Dec 04, 2002 02:46author address author phone

Is that time - 11 PM (as opposed to AM) correct?

I think it's 1 pm. Tim: check this.
author by Not correctpublication date Wed Dec 04, 2002 09:40author address author phone

Check the time
author by Joepublication date Wed Dec 04, 2002 11:54author address author phone

I had heard and all previous talk of the protest talks of it starting at 2pm

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author by Tim Houriganpublication date Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:07author email tim_hourigan at hotmail dot comauthor address Peace HQ, 19 Inis Ealga, Shannon Co. Clareauthor phone

Ok Ok mistake made!!

There is a meeting at Tullyvaragh Hall at 1pm then we will march through the Town, the march will start at 2pm.

Where are we having the Pints afterwards???
author by Joe Sheahanpublication date Wed Dec 04, 2002 13:21author address author phone

Is there a pub in Shannon's gardai station?
author by Maybe...publication date Wed Dec 04, 2002 13:24author address author phone

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