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Residents protest in Ballymun

category dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Tuesday September 28, 2004 21:10author by Caitriona

'BRL are liars!'

Angry residents take to the streets in Ballymun...

A small group of angry residents gathered on the main Ballymun Road outside the Civic Centre today to protest atgainst BRL (Ballymun Regeneration Limited) and their treatment of a local family. A house was promised to the family whose daughter is wheelchair bound, and are currently living on the third floor of the flats in Balcurris. Plans have changed and now the family are looking at a three to four year wait for suitable accommodation, despite numerous promises and reassurances from BRL.
The mother of the young girl was at the centre of the protest and there seemed to be a huge amount of support from motorists and passerbys as she shouted 'BRL are liars' and waved a cardboard placard calling for disability rights for children.
Ballymun Regeneration Limited is the company responsible for all of the work being carried out in Ballymun and the feeling on the ground is that business interests are taking precedence over the concerns and needs of the people of Ballymun. The residents plan to continue protesting every day for the rest of the week...


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