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Saturday May 01, 2004 23:24

by bring the noise protestor

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As the protest approached the roundabout it was met by a line of police - stopping it.... details

A line of police were blocking the road. Yellow jackets.
The demonstration stopped a good distance back from the police. Many people sitting down for a rest. After 15 minutes or so some protestors started to move forwards.
A good gap was kept between protestors and the police. As people advanced some at the front made to move back some were impeded by police.

When the demonstation was close to the police there was a call from the block near the front that the police were stopping the demo and people would try and continue - if anyone didn't want to take part they should move back. Some time later the block linked up and moved to push against the yellow jackets. Little was thrown at this point - some placards and cans.

Within a matter of seconds the riot police had lined up behind the yellow jackets. The pushing lasted for about 15 seconds longer - the yellow jackets retreated and the riot police came in against the front of the demo.

This lasted at most a minute before the water cannon was deployed. Many didn't move, as a whole water cannon was emptied and the second had to be deployed.

As people are marching back into town police are blocking the side streets. The riot police are following at a distance, until the marchers take a break or slow down, at which point they run into the back of the demo.

People are tired but mostly with good spirits. People calling for dignified move. Drumming and music continues.

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Comments (49 of 49)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	My compliments.	Havoc	Sat May 01, 2004 23:48
2	Similar compliments	CABHOG	Sat May 01, 2004 23:49
3	A bad day for the lefties...	BushCheney'04	Sat May 01, 2004 23:54
4	Police restraint	Julie (UK)	Sun May 02, 2004 00:13
5	hear, hear	cabhog	Sun May 02, 2004 00:14
6	i agree	Dwallace	Sun May 02, 2004 00:16
7	NO CHEERS FOR GARDAI	trox!	Sun May 02, 2004 00:20
8	well done to the GARDAI	Gardai	Sun May 02, 2004 00:24
9	congrats	cabhog	Sun May 02, 2004 00:27
10	response	Dwallace	Sun May 02, 2004 00:29
11	Goodenough	NullMcVoid	Sun May 02, 2004 00:37
12	Well done Gardaí	BFitz	Sun May 02, 2004 00:37
13	MORONS	trox!	Sun May 02, 2004 00:39
14	Irish morons?	An Irish Moron	Sun May 02, 2004 00:48
15	hear, hear	cabhog	Sun May 02, 2004 00:56
16	tyranny of the majority?	minority	Sun May 02, 2004 01:08
17	asdf	fdfg	Sun May 02, 2004 01:12
18	but	G	Sun May 02, 2004 01:28
19	Adolescents	John	Sun May 02, 2004 01:28
20	tactics	sean	Sun May 02, 2004 01:32
21	It is all about DEMOCRACY n CIVIL RIGHTS	LesCOO	Sun May 02, 2004 01:48
22	Yeah!	bought off	Sun May 02, 2004 01:49
23	Sky Coverage	Mad for Tar	Sun May 02, 2004 02:03
24	::	X	Sun May 02, 2004 02:06
25	Street Violence	I like boiled eggs	Sun May 02, 2004 02:09
26	another possibility	.	Sun May 02, 2004 02:20
27	well done garda	blogsey	Sun May 02, 2004 02:28
28	blue block	de spy in the sky	Sun May 02, 2004 02:29
29	March to Farmleigh	G	Sun May 02, 2004 02:31
30	imaginary oppression????	'thug'	Sun May 02, 2004 02:42
31	rah rah rah	buendia	Sun May 02, 2004 03:21
32	FOR FUCKS SAKE YOU LOT, CUT THE CRAP!!	independent	Sun May 02, 2004 03:34
33	FOR FUCKS SAKE YOU LOT, CUT THE CRAP!!	Chris M	Sun May 02, 2004 05:52
34	Good job by the GARDA	good job by the Garda	Sun May 02, 2004 09:29
35	Riot??	I was there too	Sun May 02, 2004 10:41
36	Lescoo	S	Sun May 02, 2004 11:14
37	ehhhh????	keith	Sun May 02, 2004 13:03
38	Drinking and troublemakers.	david	Sun May 02, 2004 13:21
39	oops	david	Sun May 02, 2004 13:28
40	right to march	sean	Sun May 02, 2004 14:17
41	Second class democracy?	Grumpy	Sun May 02, 2004 14:23
42	no real trouble	francois	Sun May 02, 2004 15:04
43	Growing out of it	kino	Mon May 03, 2004 07:39
44	irish bigotry	ex irishman	Mon May 03, 2004 14:26
45	Junkies-R-US	Boba Fett	Tue May 04, 2004 12:05
46	Bravo to the Gards	DONNY	Tue May 04, 2004 21:49
47	I'm not anti-war, I'm anti-Socialist	the_syco	Wed May 05, 2004 04:29
48	a job well done.	mickey	Thu May 06, 2004 19:00
49	Censorship	Me	Thu May 13, 2004 14:11

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