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Blockade at Dail Eireann

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday March 20, 2003 17:18author by Aidan - IMC Ireland Report this post to the editors

About 80 people are blockading the entrance on kildare st. to Dail eireann.

80 people are sitting in a blockade of the main entrance to dail eireann.

Its twenty past four right now, and the Debate on Iraqi will be finishing in 10 minutes.

protestors have issued a plea for more people to come and support them.

author by waste of timepublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 17:22author address author phone Report this post to the editors

then they will start having second thoughts about their collaboration with US aggression and tyranny.

author by Eoin Dubsky - Refueling Peacepublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 17:32author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Respect and good wishes to everyone holding out there.

author by Aidanpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 17:43author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The group of about 4 women and children are asking opposition politicans to join them in protest.

We have reports of mounted Gardaí and riot Gardaí surrounding the group

author by Justin Moran - Sinn Feinpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 18:38author email maigh_nuad at yahoo dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors


Following scuffles between protestors and Gardai enough space has been cleared from before the gate to allow one lane of traffic to move through. At least one protestor was injured. There is a large Garda presence of at least 30 officers and a mounted unit monitoring the protest which consists of about 20 engaged in a sit-down protest about about three times that of supporters.

The protest is continuing and FF/PD TDs leaving the House are having the protestors displeasure at their votes felt. Green party TD Paul Gogarty briefly addressed the crowd during the scuffles asking them to move to allow TDs out of the House as some of them had voted against the motion.

His response was not met with approval from the protestors and after vigorous remonstrance from those gathered Gogarty left.

A number of TDs left through the Merrion Square exit.

author by Phuq Heddpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 18:39author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Pigs are dragging people away

author by Mattpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 18:42author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Got a phone call in from a protestor using a wheelchair. Gardai forcibly removed sitting in protestors. There was a struggle. One of the gardai managed to fall backwards onto the disabled protestor.

Nice one lads.....ye clowns!

author by Sampublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 19:58author email sam_kirwan at hotmail dot comauthor address Wicklowauthor phone +35340441702Report this post to the editors

author by Sampublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 20:01author email sam_kirwan at hotmail dot comauthor address Wicklowauthor phone +35340441702Report this post to the editors

PEOPLE IN WICKLOW WANT TO PROTEST, BUT CAN'T TRAVEL TO BELFAST. WE WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROTESTS TAKING PLACE TOMORROW??? REPLY A.S.A.P!!!!!

author by Sampublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 20:01author email sam_kirwan at hotmail dot comauthor address Wicklowauthor phone +35340441702Report this post to the editors

PEOPLE IN WICKLOW WANT TO PROTEST, BUT CAN'T TRAVEL TO BELFAST. WE WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROTESTS TAKING PLACE TOMORROW??? REPLY A.S.A.P!!!!!

author by Ciaronpublication date Thu Mar 20, 2003 23:14author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The behavior of the Green Party dude was disgraceful...they have consistently used this war to advance careers and agendas and undermine nonviolent reistance.

This guy is a severe opportunist building a career on an ever increasing pile of Arab corpses...he was told to fuck off and he did. It's one thing not to have the guts to resist this war, it's another to attempt to undermine those who are trying. This is what this bureacrat was doing.

author by anon (due to extreme shame)publication date Fri Mar 21, 2003 01:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

i am ashamed to admit that i was the one that gave the green muppit the megaphone. in my extreme niaviaty i assumed he would tell the coppers to back off (in a more articulate way than i was "fuck off you scum" "leave us alone you pricks" - or something to that effect). thankfully caohme (spelling?) siezed it back off him, and he then proceded to tell us to 'fuck off' (his exact words).

grill the greens - by the way what was his name does anyone know?

author by shakkowpublication date Fri Mar 21, 2003 03:21author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Calm dowm lads, there were NO RIOT COPS present at this particular protest. Just 'cause you missed them in Shannon is no reason for scaremongering!!!!!

author by Damien Moran - Dublin Catholic Worker 'Pit-Stop Ploughshares'publication date Fri Mar 21, 2003 08:00author email dbamoran at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

Never dare to tell the ordinary people of Ireland acting within their rights in the spirit of non-violence to 'Shut-up and Listen' (I heard you say this 7 times as the guards forcibly removed peaceful protestors). Just because you are a coward and did not have the guts to participate in people power does not give you the right to project your pseudo-political authority...SHAME ON YOU!

Related Link: http://www.geocities.com/pwdyson/pitstop.html
author by Kalid Faroukpublication date Fri Mar 21, 2003 21:13author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The actions of Paul Gogarty was a disgrace. He basically came out and said that the vote had been defeated and we might as well all go home!

But the worst thing about his actions was his complete inaction when protesters were being beaten up and assaulted by the Gardaí. I was standing right beside him and i said that he should be intervening to stop the Gardaí. As much as some people may hate TDs they do have some respect from the Gardaí and he could have prevented soem people getting injured but he refused to do so. When I offered him a megaphone to call on the Gardai to stop he refuse to take it and said that he and his car had been blocked in for 3hours and he could not get home! It seems Paul cares more about getting home in his car than saving peacefull protesters getting assaulted by the Gardaí. I have lost any respect I had for the Green Party. They are no different to Labour.

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