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Students take to the street of Dublin to protest budget cutbacks

category dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Friday October 24, 2008 21:17author by Paula Geraghtyauthor email mspgeraghty at yahoo dot ieauthor phone 0876101340 Report this post to the editors

After 15,000 pensioners protest the budget cutbacks similar numbers of students demonstrate from Parnell Square to the Dáil.
Gardaí blocked off Kildare Street in fear of student radicalism and occupation after the previous events in UCD, with horses and wagons.
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Placards declare students' talents at political irony just minutes after the silver protestors depart the environs of the Dáil. images (c)

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Photo essay continues     Paula Geraghty    Fri Oct 24, 2008 21:23 
   Photo essay continues     Paula Geraghty    Fri Oct 24, 2008 21:34 
   NCAD students symbolically finished the protest outside the Central Bank-     Paula Geraghty    Fri Oct 24, 2008 21:38 
   Free lunch     Jim    Sat Oct 25, 2008 14:00 
   Jim     Working class    Sat Oct 25, 2008 15:22 
   Jim     Don    Sat Oct 25, 2008 16:50 
   Poor students Etc     screwed student    Sun Oct 26, 2008 01:22 
   Video of March     Shauna    Sun Oct 26, 2008 13:20 
   congrats     shawney    Mon Oct 27, 2008 19:38 
 10   Solidarity!     Eoin Dubsky    Mon Oct 27, 2008 22:16 
 11   Protest must be maintained - The Elections !     Mature Student    Mon Oct 27, 2008 23:09 
 12   An inspiring few days in Ireland     Brian in Glasgow    Tue Oct 28, 2008 16:10 
 13   Free Education for Everyone     @    Fri Oct 31, 2008 15:33 
 14   Protests     Seanie Mac    Sat Nov 01, 2008 15:51 


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