Category Archives: Protest

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 [...]

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Wednesday’s protest – 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance

According to the Irish Times, around 3,500 off-duty frontline services workers from the 24/7 Frontline Services Alliance marched from Parnell Square to Dail Eireann where they handed in a letter expressing concern over potential cuts in pay, allowances and changes in working hours for frontline public service workers ahead of next month’s budget. Members of [...]

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‘Get Up Stand Up’ march in Dublin

A video from last Friday’s march in Dublin organised by ICTU as part of their Get Up Stand Up campaign, who has a great website up and running at getupstandup.ie.

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