Galway City Council Offices this eve

galwaybabe

Just saw a post on facebook that there is chaos down at the council offices. Any update?

snubbleste

Somebody forgot to bring the milk to make the tea.

I presume it's the household charge protest?

ben.schlomo

Yep its the OG and other leftist groups holding up council business even more than the councillors normally do and they are throwing chairs, very grown up by them really.:rolleyes:

skelliser

i was there will post photos later.

It was just abit of handbags!

inisboffin

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yep its the OG and other leftist groups holding up council business even more than the councillors normally do and they are throwing chairs, very grown up by them really.:rolleyes:

Are they all holding group signs, or are you just assuming this? Seriously asking. I know some people who went and wouldn't be part of any group, just object to this form of household tax.

eire.man

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Yep its the OG and other leftist groups holding up council business even more than the councillors normally do and they are throwing chairs, very grown up by them really.:rolleyes:

ah will ya stop the fcuking lights!! if anybody threw a chair down there the garda would have arrested someone!! not one chair was thrown by anyone.

it's truly shocking the **** that people take from others protesting on all our behalf

this is not the first place i've seen this blatant lie trying to pass as gospel truth!!

antoobrien

eire.man wrote: »

ah will ya stop the fcuking lights!! if anybody threw a chair down there the garda would have arrested someone!! not one chair was thrown by anyone.

it's truly shocking the **** that people take from others protesting on all our behalf

this is not the first place i've seen this blatant lie trying to pass as gospel truth!!

http://www.galwaynews.ie/23628-gardai-escort-rowdy-protestors-city-council-chamber

GARDAI ESCORT ROWDY PROTESTORS FROM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER


A meeting of Galway City Council had to be adjourned for a time this evening after a number of protestors stormed the Council Chamber.


The protest got underway around 3p.m. organised by the United Left Alliance branch in Galway against the household charge.


It started off peacefully outside city hall but became rowdy when protestors entered the chamber and threw chairs as Gardai removed them.


After 15 minutes of an adjournment, the meeting resumed and is well
underway at City Hall now. The protestors have also left the vicinty.

You won't mind suing the connacht tribune so for liable &/or slander &/or defamation.

Btw if the Gardaí didn't see who threw the chair(s), then they can only arrest someone if a complaint is made about a specific individual

inisboffin

Assuming there were chairs in the air I can understand not seeing where *a* chair came from, but not seeing who was throwing multiple ones? Something seems off here.

eire.man

antoobrien wrote: »

eire.man wrote: »

ah will ya stop the fcuking lights!! if anybody threw a chair down there the garda would have arrested someone!! not one chair was thrown by anyone.

it's truly shocking the **** that people take from others protesting on all our behalf

this is not the first place i've seen this blatant lie trying to pass as gospel truth!!

http://www.galwaynews.ie/23628-gardai-escort-rowdy-protestors-city-council-chamber

GARDAI ESCORT ROWDY PROTESTORS FROM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER


A meeting of Galway City Council had to be adjourned for a time this evening after a number of protestors stormed the Council Chamber.


The protest got underway around 3p.m. organised by the United Left Alliance branch in Galway against the household charge.


It started off peacefully outside city hall but became rowdy when protestors entered the chamber and threw chairs as Gardai removed them.


After 15 minutes of an adjournment, the meeting resumed and is well
underway at City Hall now. The protestors have also left the vicinty.

You won't mind suing the connacht tribune so for liable &/or slander &/or defamation.

Btw if the Gardaí didn't see who threw the chair(s), then they can only arrest someone if a complaint is made about a specific individual

yes and if someone did throw a chair at an elected council official during their once a month meeting then every person who was recording the whole procedure (and there were many people if you had cared to come down and see for yourself!!) would have had their equipment siezed as evidence FACT!!

they didn't cos nobody threw a ****ing chair!! honestly, it as simple as that really

eire.man

i've stated this on another thread here already and the same goes for here, i'm reporting any posts spreading the lies being "reported" by galwayadvertiser.ie and galwaynews.ie

when the videos come out you will not see one chair being thrown at anyone, i seen the whole thing and it just did not happen

emptybladder

eire.man wrote: »

would have had their equipment siezed as evidence FACT!!

Don't be silly. You watch too much TV. Seized? Not a chance. Requested, yes.
Also, I'll choose to believe Galway Advertiser or galwaynews.ie over you if it's all the same.
So, you're saying they made up that a chair/chairs was/were thrown and the guards removed somebody from the chamber? Why would two rival news organisations make this up?

biko

Since chairs were reported thrown in the paper I'm ok with that until other proof has been produced but please be civil in the discussion.

Same rules as Occupy thread. Thx.

skelliser

i was there. Chairs in the shamozzle got pushed and upended.
A few chairs in the lobby got knocked over.

No one threw a chair.

There were plenty of people there with video so im sure it will be posted up.

ben.schlomo

eire.man wrote: »

ah will ya stop the fcuking lights!! if anybody threw a chair down there the garda would have arrested someone!! not one chair was thrown by anyone.

it's truly shocking the **** that people take from others protesting on all our behalf

this is not the first place i've seen this blatant lie trying to pass as gospel truth!!

Once again you are NOT protesting on my behalf, so get that great martyrdom attitude out of your head.

Pure Sound

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Once again you are NOT protesting on my behalf, so get that great martyrdom attitude out of your head.

Do you agree with the household charge so?

ben.schlomo

We Need Community wrote: »

Do you agree with the household charge so?

Doesn't affect me as i am renting. If i had to pay it i would. The economy is in a mess, the govt has no money, we all need to our bit and take one for the team so to speak. Even if i had a strong opinion on it im offended by the idea of these serial protestors semi-violently holding up meetings and claiming to do it for all of us, 'they' dont represent everyone and need to understand this.

Mollie Breathna

skelliser wrote: »

i was there. Chairs in the shamozzle got pushed and upended.
A few chairs in the lobby got knocked over.

No one threw a chair.

There were plenty of people there with video so im sure it will be posted up.

So where's this video then?
Chairs got more than "pushed and upended" -there was at least one chair raised over someone's head in a threatening manner.
Completely disgraceful behaviour by the protestors with no respect for democracy. Whether you personally agree or disagree with the Councillors or
not, they were elected in a democratic process.
Peaceful protest is one thing but this lot inside the foyer and Chamber in City Hall this evening were a rabble engaging in threatening behaviour against a body of elected representatives that has nothing to do with either the imposition or collection of the Household Charge.

skelliser

Mollie Breathna wrote: »

So where's this video then?
Chairs got more than "pushed and upended" -there was at least one chair raised over someone's head in a threatening manner.
Completely disgraceful behaviour by the protestors with no respect for democracy. Whether you personally agree or disagree with the Councillors or
not, they were elected in a democratic process.
Peaceful protest is one thing but this lot inside the foyer and Chamber in City Hall this evening were a rabble engaging in threatening behaviour against a body of elected representatives that has nothing to do with either the imposition or collection of the Household Charge.

where you there?


i was and i have photos.
I didnt see any chairs being thrown our raised over heads!

And the "rabble" as you call them, well over 50% of what i could see were actually OAP's!!
one of which was a blind man!!

Mollie Breathna

Yes, I was there. Chairs were pushed with extreme force through the public gallery after the double doors from the foyer were forced open. At least one chair was raised above shoulder height in a manner which threatened the people in the council chamber.

50% of the people who took part in the protest outside may well be OAPs but the 8 or 10 who were inside at the meeting and the 4 or 5 who forced their way in were definitely not OAPS and were attempting, in most cases, to be as intimidating as possible.

skelliser

well i didnt see that as i was not in the chamber but in the lobby.

il post photos in the morn when i get a chance.

Mrs OBumble

We Need Community wrote: »

Do you agree with the household charge so?

Yes.

It's ridiculous that land tax is based on transactions (rare, once in a lifetime events for many), rather than on-going property values.

This tax was removed as a vote-catcher measure in the 1970s, and needs to be re-instated.

eire.man

biko wrote: »

Since chairs were reported thrown in the paper I'm ok with that until other proof has been produced but please be civil in the discussion.

Same rules as Occupy thread. Thx.

so now the galway advertiser has removed the story from their facebook can we see an end to the anti occupy propaganda now please??

eire.man

Mollie Breathna wrote: »

skelliser wrote: »

i was there. Chairs in the shamozzle got pushed and upended.
A few chairs in the lobby got knocked over.

No one threw a chair.

There were plenty of people there with video so im sure it will be posted up.

So where's this video then?
Chairs got more than "pushed and upended" -there was at least one chair raised over someone's head in a threatening manner.
Completely disgraceful behaviour by the protestors with no respect for democracy. Whether you personally agree or disagree with the Councillors or
not, they were elected in a democratic process.
Peaceful protest is one thing but this lot inside the foyer and Chamber in City Hall this evening were a rabble engaging in threatening behaviour against a body of elected representatives that has nothing to do with either the imposition or collection of the Household Charge.

arah stop!! the cheeky fcukers in the council who have made some mental statements towards people breaking no laws and the only way we can be heard is by being loud and if you thought there was real anger there this evening well then i hope things improve for 100% of, b4 a lot of the country goes and snaps!!

Mollie Breathna

eire.man wrote: »

so now the galway advertiser has removed the story from their facebook can we see an end to the anti occupy propaganda now please??

Still on www.galwaynews.ie

GARDAI ESCORT ROWDY PROTESTORS FROM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
January 9, 2012 - 6:14pm
GARDAI ESCORT ROWDY PROTESTORS FROM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER

A meeting of Galway City Council had to be adjourned for a time this evening after a number of protestors stormed the Council Chamber.

The protest got underway around 3p.m. organised by the United Left Alliance branch in Galway against the household charge.

It started off peacefully outside city hall but became rowdy when protestors entered the chamber and threw chairs as Gardai removed them.

After 15 minutes of an adjournment, the meeting resumed and is well
underway at City Hall now. The protestors have also left the vicinty.

eire.man

wait and see mollie, it wont be there tomorrow i guarantee ya!!

Predalien

Whatever about the protest, it really displays an incredible lack of professionalism at the Tribune to report as fact that the protesters were throwing chairs, it doesn't take much to put in the word allegedly.

thesandeman

Reminds me of the cement mixer that was 'driven through'/'smashed into' the gates of the Dail last year.
Reporters love the attention.

JJayoo

"Chairs thrown" sounds a lot better than "chairs pushed to one side"

PomBear

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Once again you are NOT protesting on my behalf, so get that great martyrdom attitude out of your head.

We Need Community wrote: »

Do you agree with the household charge so?

ben.schlomo is a big FG supporter/member, don't think that opinion carries much weight...

padraig47

We Need Community wrote: »

Do you agree with the household charge so?

Yes. I find it ironic that a so-called left alliance is opposed to a property tax. The charge is only an interim charge on the way to tax property. The protesters do not speak for me. I object to any intimidation of elected representatives, even if I do not always agree with said representatives.

thesandeman

I see Galwaynews have downgraded the story to 'at one stage a protester picked up a chair but was prevented from throwing it.

Their new award winning journalistic scoop is 'all hell broke loose in the chamber' in a story about the shopping centre roundabout.