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National - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Right2Water National Assembly - Weds 10th Dec 2014
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Wednesday November 12, 2014 22:05 by no to Irish Water
The next major Right2Water event is a National Assembly outside the Dail on International Human Rights Day. To follow the protest on Twitter see some of these feeds: https://twitter.com/WSMIreland https://twitter.com/hashtag/watermeters https://twitter.com/Right2WaterIRL https://twitter.com/hashtag/irishwater http://revolution-news.com/ireland-says-no-water-charges-irishwater-dec10th/
by Pumpup Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:12
That was a good post by former MEP Kathy Sinnot, about the Irish exception to the EU water directive.
by fred Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:44
Russell brand may turn up at the protest on 10th. Here's his tweet: Ireland! Care About Water? Bunk Work Wednesday! http://t.co/4vBYwe3vac http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/russell-brand-water-p...c2014 Brand discusses the issue with Unite’s Brendan Ogle and urges Irish people to attend the protest taking place in Merrion Square on Wednesday 10th Dec 1pm. Caption: Video Id: wv4Nyj2uZR0 Type: Youtube Video
by no to Irish Water Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:31
On the march.. #irishwater -- en route from garden of remembrance -- numbers growing all the time
by no to Irish Water Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:33
by no to Irish Water Wed Dec 10, 2014 14:23
Taken from https://twitter.com/WSMIreland
by no to Irish Water Wed Dec 10, 2014 17:20
Imagine not being let walk down the street of your national parliament in peaceful #protest in a democracy! #dec10
by fred Wed Dec 10, 2014 18:06
Those fat salaries and bonuses have to be paid! If you the public won't pay them right now, The Irish Independent has learned that the company expects to exceed a €500m borrowing cap previously in place and has been given permission to quadruple the amount of money it can source from banks and private lenders. So to summarise, The government has quietly made it so that Irish Water can borrow 2 billion euro from the market to pay all their bonuses and eye watering salaries of consultants etc. IW will now proceed to run up a huge debt. Then if IW cannot pay back these private loans, the company will likely default and fall into private ownership. Privatisation by the back door. We are being scammed. RTE Radio currently spinning today's protest with the usual devices, claiming a garda was injured etc
by fred Wed Dec 10, 2014 19:44
http://stephendonnelly.ie/perfect-gentleman-trichet-dic...land/ By the time Trichet wrote his letter, the ECB had nearly €50bn of its money in the Irish banks. The list of structural reforms grew substantially over the course of the Troika programme – but it started with water. I would encourage anyone who thinks Irish Water was not set up by the Troika, with a view to privatising it, to read the December 2010 agreement. Trichet’s letter greatly strengthens the case for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the public ownership of our water system in Ireland.
by T Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:47
Just in from WSM FB page
by fred Wed Dec 17, 2014 06:51
Stephen Donnelly's attempts to protect water from privatisation frustrated by Ceann Comhaire and house rules |
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It is regrettable that, having effectively ignored the massive resistance to these water charges until October 11, some media outlets have now turned on those protesters with scurrilous pieces alleging ‘infiltration’ by ‘sinister’ elements.
Between October 11 and November 1st upwards of 300,000 citizens took part in 109 demonstrations against this regressive double tax. These people are members of many political parties and none. Some are Trade Union members, some are not. Some have protested before, many have not.
But, with all their diversity, they do have two very important things in common. They all believe water is a human right, and they are all committed to campaigning for the abolition of domestic water charges.
These numbers are unprecedented in terms of a political and social campaign in Ireland. As a nation we have never seen anything like the unity of purpose and good humour, coupled with anger and determination to win this campaign, which has been present on these occasions. Given the huge numbers who have turned at the demonstrations organised by Right2Water, it is also extraordinary that not a single arrest has occurred at any of these events for any public order breach.
Right2Water is appalled that elements in the media are now taking these facts and attempting to spin them into a web of stories of ‘infiltration’, ‘aggression’ and ‘public disorder’. To do so is an insult to readers and listeners – and, most of all, to those ordinary members of the public who have come out in their hundreds of thousands to protest peacefully against domestic water charges.
Right2Water are busy making detailed plans for our next event, the People’s Assembly scheduled for International Human Rights Day on December 10th. On that day we will once again protest peacefully, but with massive effect, to bring an end to this dishonest double tax. See you there.
It was alleged in the media that three gardai were attacked by water protesters,what i want to know is where are these 3 gardai in question?
Why haven't the media dragged them out and made a meal out of the story,or are they disinterested??
Is this story factual,can anybody come out and back it up?? Its not just damaging stories like these,the media is also indulging in distraction techniques such as the regular media mauling of Sinn Fein,which during the water and tax evasion fiasco,has really ramped up - all media spotlights seem to be heavily focused on Sinn Fein..
On radio 1 this morning i heard nothing more about the tax evasion,or water charges, or the fact that ministers havent touched their own wages while busy slashing ours..
It is clear what the agenda of the Denis O Brien media is!
The private Media continuous frame that the public is "confused about the water charge" "The public does not understand "How there
PPS numbers are going to be used" " the " Goverment is adressing this confusion" " infiltration by sinister elements" and so on.
This is a classic propaganda model in misinformation and disinformation framing the narrative and distraction from the fundamental
reason why hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets.
The Vast majority of people believe that water is a Human Right they are protesting for this principle that there should be no charge what so ever.
This is very clear when you speak to people., their is no confusion, full stop.
No Semi private company should have monopoly on this life giving resource, we would be dead in a matter of days without water.
How many mouths can you put around " A Trickle" this logic is a babaric conception.
Look what happened in Detroit USA hundreds of thousands of homes had there supply cut of by a private company because they could not or would not pay.
The vast majority of these home were poor marginalized black people.
The Media are Biased and this is a political agenda from the Gestapo Gazettes such as IT, Indo, examiner etc etc..
They Fear the people and are closing ranks, the editors have agreed amongst themselves how to frame this and are singing of the same script.
The use of the Police to break up local peaceful protest outside there properties or homes has politicalized the police.
The last time we heard of political policing for privately owned companies and universal media propaganda supporting the same agenda ,
is a phenomenon that happens within police states.
People Power is the only opposition to break this house of cards.
Interestingly the fluoride in our water which is poisonous and is doing untold damage is also corrosive and is very likely leading to the high leakage rate in the system. If Irish Water are so concerned about this "pristine" and "precious" resource why don't they do two things at once? Remove the fluoride and thereby cut-down on the rate of corrosive and further leaks.
Bear in mind approximately 40% of all water is lost to leaks...
In this article from Jan 2010, Kathy Sinnott outlines the case.
Src: http://voiceireland.org/water/former-mep-kathy-sinnott-...ects/
Steven donnelly points out how keen the Troika were to privatise our water and electricity.
Water privatisation was number two on their list of "conditions" for not blowing up our economy.
In other circles you might refer to this as a "threat", "blackmail", a "hostage situation" or "financial terrorism"
but of course Trichet is a gentleman, he would never do such a thing. EU are our "friends" and our "partners".
Yeah right!
http://stephendonnelly.ie/perfect-gentleman-trichet-dic...land/
There are plenty of protests and blockades of water meter installers taking place every day in Dublin
Pics from https://www.facebook.com/pages/HolylandsHillview-Says-N...15101
Almost 200 women staged a silent protest outside Coolock garda Station. Wearing pink hi-viz and each holding a candle it was an extraordinarily moving event.
Great to see this - all over the place!
For me, it was sweet to see the 'Public Order' unit strut into the Jobstown protest still thinking they were in Ballinaboy in November 2006 and then, when reality bit, sidle back out ...
Keep it up pixies!!
A "dirty protest" letter has sent Irish water's private company subcontractor into hysterics:
The garda forensics unit are at this very moment poring over somebody's excrement to try to discern whose poo it is.
Great use of Garda resources I must say!!. Gangland murders rage on, robberies are rife, drug use is spiralling, but meanwhile
forget that because the gardai's priority is to try to nail a water protester by poring over his/her poo.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/water/irish-water-....html
Is strawberry jam illegal too I wonder? ;-)
Tweet from Paul Murphy
#Watermeters stopped in #Templeogue and #Knocklyon. This thing is spreading. #wewontpay #nowatercharges
What idiot picked the date?
THE MARCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR SATURDAY THE 13th.
How many people from around the country cant afford to leave work home or family to travel to Dublin mid week but would like to show opposition to the rain tax by being there.
My guess 300, 000 men women and children
How many would be able to travel on Saturday to Dublin and maybe have a break and proper day out with family and friends...
Another great shittttey example of the united left opposition acting in their own various self interests at the expense of those who they claim to be defending.
Ni neart go cur le cheile.
Enda has no clothes on but it dont make much difference cause most of those pointing that out are attending or looking forward to attending the financial whorehouse ; Dail eireann that enda will soon be leaving
I think the point is that people don't go to work and the country grinds to a halt on 10th Dec.
Now it looks like "bilderberger" noonan and his fellow FG/Lab political service providers for international capital and the EU
will be going ahead and paying unsecured junior bondholders to the tune of 1/4 billion euros while imposing
the same level of water charges on millionaires as on the poorest in society.
Yet another reason to hit the streets on 10th Dec
You raise a good point there fred :) the fact is that poor irish people are paying the same amount as a billionaire/millionaire - it should be proportional to our wage,ie a percentage of our earnings...Thats the way it should work - not a one size fits all approach..
It looks like Alan Kelly may be yet another EU traitor. He's no doubt worried that this clause will complicate privatisation of IW down the road so is seeking to undermine it. The clause itself is not unique to Ireland and does not actually mention Ireland but it is still a possible get out clause to avoid the necessity of metering and I suspect we are in compliance by taking 5% of motor taxes etc to pay for water services as we currently do.
here is Kathy Sinott's letter:
Perhaps someone else might be able to dig further and find some information to substantiate Kathy Sinott's claim that "This commitment is recorded in the 2008 Irish River Basin Management Plan" . I for one would be most interested, and I'm sure others would be.
If you need to know how to deal with Irish Water well here is how you do it Well done to St Judes Court Residents Lifford, Michael Mooney and all who helped to send Irish Water and GMC Sierra packing
See http://www.fliuch.org/resources
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