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Public meeting on IMF and Budget - Thursday 9th December.

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  • 08-12-2010 5:51pm
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    Pete M.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭


    There will be a public meeting in the City Hotel on Thursday December 9th at 8:00pm which is being organised by the Sligo Workers Alliance.

    The subject will be 'The IMF, the Budget and what it means for you'.

    The meeting will be addressed by Brian O' Boyle,lecturer in economics in St.Angelas and Cllr. Declan Bree.

    Please come along if you can....


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    Shane10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Shane10


    im sorry but what a complete waste of time. what would be the point in going, the IMF deal and the budget is done, finished. deal with it and get on with life(not you in particular).


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    Pete M.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Pete M.


    Well thanks Shane for trying not to cause me offence in particular (none taken btw :cool:) but I disagree.

    We don't have to accept it, we don't have to take it lying down.

    It's not our debt.

    Simples really :)

    I'm sorry you feel the way you do, but there are plenty others who do want to resist.....


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    mistermouse
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭mistermouse


    Don't know how this went but would the fact there is to now be a dail vote not make this a real issue again.

    Obviously it will be railroaded in through the dail but surely a defeat would be significant and given that Sligo has two FF TDs outside the Whip mean Sligo could make world headlines


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    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    mistermouse wrote: »
    Don't know how this went but would the fact there is to now be a dail vote not make this a real issue again.

    Obviously it will be railroaded in through the dail but surely a defeat would be significant and given that Sligo has two FF TDs outside the Whip mean Sligo could make world headlines

    No. FF only decided to put it to the house after they got the vote on the budget. Translation, they know they have the majority with the two gombeen independents so they will tell the opposition that they will give them a vote on it, only because they know that they won't win it.

    Jimmy Devins and Eamonn Scanlon are both looking to get back into the Whip, so they'll be keeping their mouth shut.


    How was the meeting?


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    Pete M.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Pete M.


    There was less than 20 people there, each more bemused as to why there weren't more. There should have been more...:(


    Anyhoo,the protest on Saturday is sure to be well attended and hopefully many more people around the Country will be doing the same thing soon.


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    garth-marenghi
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭garth-marenghi


    Did Declan Bree mention anything about whether he was going to run in the election with the United Left Alliance?


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    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    garth-marenghi wrote: »
    Did Declan Bree mention anything about whether he was going to run in the election with the United Left Alliance?

    He'll do well to get elected after the scandal of the eastern bridge and the re-opening of O'Connell Street.


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    Pete M.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Pete M.


    garth-marenghi wrote: »
    Did Declan Bree mention anything about whether he was going to run in the election with the United Left Alliance?


    I asked him this after the meeting and he indicated that it is more than likely that he will run with the United Left Alliance.


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