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eeepaulo

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Suggested by who?

the innuminati

this webcam is not live, but gives a good idea of the crowd

http://my.liveireland.com/page/webcams-1

If anyone has live streaming cam from O Connell Street would you mind sharing link?

KERSPLAT!

Have been looking online at pics, hard to get any real idea of numbers to be honest

papu

Jake1 wrote: »

this webcam is not live, but gives a good idea of the crowd

http://my.liveireland.com/page/webcams-1

If anyone has live streaming cam from O Connell Street would you mind sharing link?

http://89.101.245.146/view/viewer_index.shtml?id=456

Ilovemyusername

Sorry my mistake I should have been more specific in my post, I had some understanding that members of the Government at the time were involved with the whole "Anglo bank scandals".

Obviously not the same government, but the likes of some Fianna Fail members are still on ridiculous salaries this year.

That's not the attitude at all, I said the Government and the likes, obviously it wasn't them alone, but it wasn't the lower income families who are being hit more and more. Obviously we could be worse, I'm grateful to have a roof over my head but why should people be grateful if they have to live in poverty while working just to be able to pay all these taxes and charges.

“To my knowledge Enda Kenny and his ministers are the only people who will be able to claim back their water charges from their tax bill. The fact that each of them earn above €130,000 a year won’t be lost on anyone.”

Just came across this quote I don't think I can add links to my posts, I'll leave it there anyway.

knarkypants

Breaking News reporting "thousands" at the protest.

From pictures I've seen there definitely seems to be a good turnout. I'm sure more accurate figures will be released later.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/thousands-on-dublins-streets-at-water-charges-demonstration-644970.html

Sofa King Great

I just passed the protest. I'd guess the number is closer to 10000 than 100000 as suggested
above. Some shady elements towards the front of it too

Gatling

Expensive camera phones and Ipads suddenly not working

Highflyer13

Im at Trinity College and there are still people at The Garden of Rememberance. Its the biggest in decades for sure. Possibly over 100k id say.

Well done to all.

mickydoomsux

Gatling wrote: »

Expensive camera phones and Ipads suddenly not working

They'll start working again when the 'police brutality' starts once the rabble refuses to disperse.

mickydoomsux

Highflyer13 wrote: »

Its the biggest in decades for sure.

Repeat customer, eh?

Little CuChulainn

So it's somewhere between 10k and 100k.

Sofa King Great

Gatling wrote: »

Expensive camera phones and Ipads suddenly not working

There was a chant of "where did you get your phone joan?!"

eeepaulo

Do the gardai estimates crowd sizes?

mickydoomsux

Sofa King Great wrote: »

There was a chant of "where did you get your phone joan?!"

'From my employer, much like many other people!'was the response

Highflyer13

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Repeat customer, eh?

No certainly not. First time.

Iwasfrozen

Highflyer13 wrote: »

Im at Trinity College and there are still people at The Garden of Rememberance. Its the biggest in decades for sure. Possibly over 100k id say.

Well done to all.

RTE news says "thousands" I think you're overestimating.

dxhound2005

The march isn't going to make a blind bit of difference. Even if every one of them went home and dug up their meter it wouldn't matter. The last hope is for a mass campaign of non-payment of the bill. As called for by various "socialists". Our own little poll doesn't give much encouragement, 50% going to pay, months before any bill is even sent out.

The HHC polls used to be only 20% or less were going to pay, even well into the due period.

In Lonesome Dove

Highflyer13 wrote: »

Im at Trinity College and there are still people at The Garden of Rememberance. Its the biggest in decades for sure. Possibly over 100k id say.

Well done to all.

Oh my god. Great job at turning out. I couldn't go but wanted to support this. Did the BCC turn up to cover this on the news? The Facebook revolution page is brilliant knowing damn well that RTE are fcuking parasites in bed with the government of the day. Unable to cover things properly.

I'm busy and racing about the place taking a quick break and poking my face into bits online. Looking forward to free time this evening to catch up on how things go.

Sofa King Great

It's definitely not close to 100k.

Thtat would be the equivalent of filling the whole of croke park and the rds. There were a lot there but nowhere near that

OU812

Way more than 10,000 there

dxhound2005

I see people are starting to get their retaliation in first at RTE who will be reporting only one tenth of the true number. Conspiracy theorists don't even have to see something reported before they can rubbish it.

Phoebas

Sofa King Great wrote: »

It's definitely not close to 100k.

Thtat would be the equivalent of filling the whole of croke park and the rds. There were a lot there but nowhere near that

We all know how this script goes.
The organisers claim a hugely exaggerated number, the official Garda figures are much lower and the protesters claim the Garda are lying under instruction from the government.

dxhound2005

OU812 wrote: »

Way more than 10,000 there

About 2000 to 3000 there.

gladrags

dxhound2005 wrote: »

The march isn't going to make a blind bit of difference. Even if every one of them went home and dug up their meter it wouldn't matter. The last hope is for a mass campaign of non-payment of the bill. As called for by various "socialists". Our own little poll doesn't give much encouragement, 50% going to pay, months before any bill is even sent out.

The HHC polls used to be only 20% or less were going to pay, even well into the due period.

It means something to those who are at it.

dxhound2005

gladrags wrote: »

It means something to those who are at it.

Something something.

Phoebas

OU812 wrote: »

Way more than 10,000 there

In that frame?

mickydoomsux

Highflyer13 wrote: »

No certainly not. First time.

So how do you know it's 'surely the biggest in decades'?

Banjo String

Sofa King Great wrote: »

I just passed the protest. I'd guess the number is closer to 10000 than 100000 as suggested
above. Some shady elements towards the front of it too

Balls.

zanador

dxhound2005 wrote: »

About 2000 to 3000 there.

I don't know - there are people reaching the dail whilst others have yet to leave the garden of remembrance. That's over an hour of continuous walking.The last big palestine march was about 5,000 and it only took about 20 mins for everyone to be on the go.