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Garda plan to prevent selected citizens from attending Shannon demos an attack on civil liberties

category national | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Thursday June 24, 2004 18:08author by Dominic Carroll - Anti-War Irelandauthor email info at antiwarireland dot org

Anti-War Ireland Press Statement

The gardaí have announced that the Anti-War Ireland demonstration at Shannon on Friday evening will be allowed to go ahead. However, gardaí have indicated that protestors will be prevented from entering Shannon if they “look like they might cause trouble”. In addition, the Ambush demonstration called for midday on Saturday will be blockaded at Bunratty and prevented from entering Shannon.

Anti-War Ireland condemns in the strongest terms this proposed breach of civil liberties. The proposed demonstrations at Shannon on Friday and Saturday are intended to be entirely peaceful, and the gardaí are perfectly aware of this. Every citizen has the right to peaceful assembly and protest, and An Garda Síochána has no right to decide on the basis of appearance whether a protestor “might cause trouble”.

Anti-War Ireland demands that the gardaí rescind this anti-democratic order, and that every citizen intent on peaceful protest at Shannon be admitted to Shannon.

Anti-War Ireland takes this opportunity to again restate that all the proposed demonstrations at Shannon are intended to be entirely peaceful, and that for the gardaí to characterise these protests as potentially troublesome is utterly unacceptable.


For further info:
Dominic Carroll
087 1258325

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Black Bloc
author by magmapublication date Thu Jun 24, 2004 18:10author address author phone

If you told the BB to keep away you might have more credibility. Is likely that your friends in black will not be let through if they are wearing balaclavas.

Shannon Garda Station 061-361212
author by phone bookpublication date Thu Jun 24, 2004 18:26author address author phone

give em a ring. Ask for Asst Commissioner Jennings.

cop on
author by uselesspublication date Thu Jun 24, 2004 21:28author address author phone

Tell dennings or rowan or any of those bolshie bastards about it at FLAC and they might do something for you.That is between playing golf and driving their mercs.

Fair play to Dominic
author by Katepublication date Sat Jun 26, 2004 21:15author address Corkauthor phone

Just like to say fair play to Dominic Carroll on friday. Its very hard to try to hear everyones opinions but i feel he consulted the crowd as much as possible. This made a huge difference to the IAWM protests i've been on in the past. There was an organic and healthy feel to this weekends protests. Thanks to everyone, not just dominic for doing a great job. Pats on the back all round

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