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Opposition grows to Bloomberg Sligo visit

category sligo | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Wednesday August 09, 2006 21:23author by Pat Report this post to the editors

Opposition is growing to a visit by the Mayor of New York to Ballymote to unveil Ireland's National monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment and Brigadier General Michael Corcoran later this month.

Local Fine Gael TD and chief organiser of the visit John Perry is today being called on to cancel his invitation to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the wake of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Mayor Bloomberg has gone on the record as praising the Israeli action and fully supports their ongoing war against Hizbollah.

Speculation is strong that he's coming to Sligo on the 22 August but this has yet to be confirmed by his office.

Today Ballymote former local election candidate Tim Mulcahy claims there is growing public opposition to his visit.

Last week Sligo Councillor Declan Bree criticized the invitation to Mayor Bloomberg to come to Ballymote. He suggested that someone other than Mayor Bloomberg should be invited to unveil the Ballymote monument because of what Clr. Bree said was Bloomberg’s support for “the Israeli war of aggression” against Lebanon and the Palestinians.

Clr. Bree also claimed today’s 69th Regiment was “part of the occupying army in Iraq.”

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   ‘Stay at home’ call goes out to Bloomberg     Alex    Thu Aug 10, 2006 20:13 
   fair play to Sligo Labour     LOL    Thu Aug 10, 2006 21:10 
   Bloomberg anti Labour and pro War.     Gurley Flynn    Fri Aug 11, 2006 02:08 
   tell him to feck off.     o as if    Fri Aug 11, 2006 08:20 
   Confusing the Civil War, Ireland 9/11, and Iraq     anon    Sat Aug 12, 2006 01:28 
   A little piece of the U.S     Leprechaun    Sat Aug 12, 2006 09:12 
   disruption     slugo    Sat Aug 12, 2006 13:29 
   Michael Bloomberg Should be Welcomed     Felix Quigley    Sat Aug 12, 2006 14:11 
   Event details     Ballymote Man    Sat Aug 12, 2006 14:30 


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