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3-hour taxi protest is underway

Members of the Irish Taxi Council are staging a protest at the moment around the country.
In Dublin, participating taxis are refusing to take passengers until around 3PM. They have promised not to engage in any illegal activity like last week when they blocked the Luas tracks on the northside and closed O’Connell St to traffic [...]

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Youth Against Dole Cuts

Yesterday afternoon the newly formed ‘Youth Against Dole Cuts’ marched their way up to government buildings.
Afraid it was a rather busy day beyond the DWTSOT window and I didn’t get any snaps but their song was heard and it’s good enough to register on the counter.
They’re on Facebook here and footage of an earlier demo [...]

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Public sector protest on Molesworth Street

A protest that only registered with me via the traffic bulletins on the radio yesterday evening. Various public sector workers including firefighters, teachers, administration staff and healthcare workers gathered on Molesworth Street last evening to voice their opposition to recent budget announcements that will affect their pay and entitlements.
I popped up around to have a [...]

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