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Protest March 27/11/2010

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    #662
    yosser hughes
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    Why aren't ICTU proposing strike action? You know why. If the Croke Park agreement is reneged on then and only then will ICTU give a shyte. Today's march is window dressing and people going along are being manipulated.


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    #663
    ThisRegard
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    Currently only between 10 and 20 thousand people there according to gardai, will probably swell I presume as time goes by.


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    #664
    W.Shakes-Beer
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    My Dad is in there with a friend of his.

    I did take note of the fact that he was wearing steel-toed boots as he walked out the door, but he's a good guy.


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    #665
    grizzly
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    Interesting article on the BBC about the student protests in London and the history of what a march can/can't achieve; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11849259


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    #666
    JohnfromGalway
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    A token demonstration today only serving to reinforce the notion that the public "servants" have the country by the balls - protected members demonstrating & another set ushering them.


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    #667
    K-9
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    CDfm wrote: »
    So there is a breakdown in the unelected social partnership and the IMF & EU are in. Thats the new reality. Have the unions engaged with them. Or will the deal only with elected representatives.

    We have croneyism and a political party system based largely on Civil War positions.

    Why not engage in real democratically elected politics which is what democrats do.

    Everyone knows we must have change but where are the leaders advocating it.

    They held meetings with them during the week I think.

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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    #668
    JohnfromGalway
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    How is the Croke Park agreement/carve-up more sacrosanct than the avoidance of leveraging the lives of Irishmen & Irishwomen yet to be born?


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    #669
    [Deleted User]
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    Does anyone know if there are any online webcams positioned along the protest route? Would be interesting to see the numbers.


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    #670
    Havermeyer
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Does anyone know if there are any online webcams positioned along the protest route? Would be interesting to see the numbers.

    Here you go.


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    #671
    Boom__Boom
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    Doesnt seem to be all much of a crowd .

    Havent seen the full march but would guess at less than 10,000 from what I've seen so far. No where near 50,000

    Could be well off base on that figure but it seems a pretty anaemic affair.


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    #672
    juke
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Does anyone know if there are any online webcams positioned along the protest route? Would be interesting to see the numbers.

    http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/


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    #673
    samsemtex
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    Boom__Boom wrote: »
    Doesnt seem to be all much of a crowd .

    Havent seen the full march but would guess at less than 10,000 from what I've seen so far. No where near 50,000

    Could be well off base on that figure but it seems a pretty anaemic affair.

    A pathetic country, filled with pathetic people....

    I despair. 400,000 unemployed and this is the turnout. Disgraceful.

    edit: Apparently the crowds are larger than reported first and if this is true i take it back.


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    #674
    davyjose
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    samsemtex wrote: »

    I despair. 400,000 unemployed and this is the turnout. Disgraceful.
    Maybe they're all out looking for jobs. My misses is ill, and we have a baby that I've to mind. Otherwise, I'd be there. This despite being just 50 quid out of pocket . But the unions ... Blah Blah Blah : rolleyes:


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    #675
    ThisRegard
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    samsemtex wrote: »
    A pathetic country, filled with pathetic people....

    I despair. 400,000 unemployed and this is the turnout. Disgraceful.

    You're failing to give the Irish people much credit for their intelligence aren't you. The vast majority obviously have an idea of what's going on and don't want to see themselves affiliated with the unions who are as much a reason for the state we're in as the government is.


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    #676
    DominoDub
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    sky News - live feed showing a few scumbags heading to march ..:rolleyes:


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    #677
    davyjose
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    You're failing to give the Irish people much credit for their intelligence aren't you.
    Jesus wept.
    The country is in the toilet, but the priority is not to be affiliated with the union. What a pathetic excuse for being a walkover.


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    #678
    gollem_1975
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    samsemtex wrote: »
    A pathetic country, filled with pathetic people....

    I despair. 400,000 unemployed and this is the turnout. Disgraceful.

    why aren't you there yourself ?.. instead of complaining about it on Boards.ie


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    #679
    Terry
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    A friend rang me. He said there is about 1 million there. Apparently someone told him that.

    I laughed.


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    #680
    samsemtex
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    You're failing to give the Irish people much credit for their intelligence aren't you. The vast majority obviously have an idea of what's going on and don't want to see themselves affiliated with the unions who are as much a reason for the state we're in as the government is.

    No that is bull****. The vast majority of people dont give a ****.


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    #681
    fifth
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    evercloserunion wrote: »
    1) People know exactly who organised the march

    2) The workers did not cause this mess :rolleyes:

    OT, I'm pretty sick today, I don't know if standing out in that horrendous cold would do me much good at all, but I am tempted to join it for a bit now.

    No they don't!

    And I said, the Unions contributed to this mess. I never said the workers caused it.


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    #682
    ThisRegard
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    davyjose wrote: »
    Jesus wept.
    The country is in the toilet, but the priority is not to be affiliated with the union. What a pathetic excuse for being a walkover.

    Yep. What's your excuse ?


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    #683
    PopUp
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    BBC News just reported 80,000-100,000 people!

    Seems very high?!


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    #684
    samsemtex
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    gollem_1975 wrote: »
    why aren't you there yourself ?.. instead of complaining about it on Boards.ie

    As i said in the post before that. Im at work.


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    #685
    ThisRegard
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    samsemtex wrote: »
    No that is bull****. The vast majority of people dont give a ****.

    Again you show contempt for the majority of the population


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    #686
    gonedrinking
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    samsemtex wrote: »
    As i said in the post before that. Im at work.

    pathetic excuse, you could have taken the day off, shame on you


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    #687
    JohnfromGalway
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭JohnfromGalway


    samsemtex wrote: »
    As i said in the post before that. Im at work.

    Somebody has to work today to pay taxes to cover the Gardai overtime.


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    #688
    gonedrinking
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    DominoDub wrote: »
    sky News - live feed showing a few scumbags heading to march ..:rolleyes:

    can you elaborate on this?


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    #689
    [Deleted User]
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    juke wrote: »
    http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/

    Cheers for that. Any idea where they're going to be gathering first? If it's any of the touristy well-known locations like O'Connel's Street, you'd be guaranteed a webcam somewhere.


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    #690
    DominoDub
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    gonedrinking wrote: »
    can you elaborate on this?

    Just an observation of a few groups of "lads" walking past the news cam.

    When you live in City Centre as long as I have you get to know who and what groups to avoid !


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    #691
    davyjose
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Yep. What's your excuse ?
    sick wife, child to look after. If you bothered to read the thread, you'd see that. Also, mobile phones have internet now. So you didn't really think your smartarse reply, did you?


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