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Two arrested during protest against Kilkenny bridge

Protesters have been maintaining a 24-hour presence at the construction site.

TWO PEOPLE HAVE been arrested during a protest against the construction of a bridge in Kilkenny.

Gardaí confirmed that the two were arrested early today but have subsequently been released. A file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the arrests.

The protest against the development of a bridge over the River Nore is now into its fifth week.

The bridge is being constructed under the controversial Central Access Scheme (CAS).

The protest

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Today’s arrests took place as protesters attempted to stall trucks during their entrance into the construction site.

A protester told TheJournal.ie that he counted around 28 gardaí who attended the scene.

He said gardaí lined up and approached the protesters to get them to move and allow the trucks entrance. He said gardaí have been visiting the protest site over the past four days.

The protesters were “roaring” at the gardaí to take special care of one of the protesters, who was very sensitive, he added.

“We were all quite shook and traumatised after it,” said the protester.

We are a peaceful protest. No one on this protest has ever protested before. It’s not activists, it’s just ordinary people.

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He said they are attempting to delay the trucks in order the slow them down and make a statement that the construction of the bridge is “wrong” and “a disgrace”.

They are currently pursuing a legal avenue in relation to the bridge and hope to bring this to public attention over the next few days.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:27 PM

    Ireland’s prayers and thoughts are with you in Boston

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:07 PM

    Evil b••••••ds who did this .
    May they rot in hell.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:32 PM

    Really, what does the nationality matter.
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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:46 PM

    Considering how many irish are abroad or might just be running it, people are going to want to know if theyre safe

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:51 PM

    What if you knew someone who was running?

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    Apr 16th 2013, 10:02 AM

    thejournal.ie is hardly read by Puerto Ricans Ian.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:30 PM

    God love them all in Boston . Terrible

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:30 PM

    Very shocked, thoughts with the runners and their families.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:31 PM

    run tracker here to see if someone you know finished http://www.baa.org/individual.html

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:10 PM

    I have a friend over there who was running. He’s OK, he said he had just finished a few minutes before and was about a block away.

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    Apr 16th 2013, 12:29 AM

    Glad hes ok.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:32 PM

    How is that good news? The prize for the most ridiculous headline ever goes to …

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:37 PM

    The headline is part of a quote. It not saying that people have died that its good news.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:49 PM

    It’s still a ridiculous headline…

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:44 PM

    My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Boston, hope they catch those who committed such a horrible crime.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:33 PM

    Third explosion reported nearby at library.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:31 PM

    So far it’s good news really? Two dead!

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    Apr 16th 2013, 8:26 AM

    46 dead in Iraq 300 injured , 30 dead in Afghanistan while attending a wedding reception ……. not a peep from mainstream news outlets ….. thoughts are also with the injured & families of deceased in Boston , stop these unjust wars , this endless killing and maiming of innocent people must cease but theres huge profits to be made from war

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    Apr 16th 2013, 10:11 AM

    Deasun I said that to the wife. It in no way lessens the horrific suffering in Boston. I believe there is a term for the measurement they have for what merits or warrants news in fleet street such ad 30 dead in Karachi is as newsworthy as 1 policeman shot in Leeds or in these days who was voted off big brother.

    regardless the attack in Boston was cowardly and evil.

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    Apr 16th 2013, 12:17 AM

    Sky reporting one of the victims that died was an 8 year old child tragic

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    Apr 16th 2013, 12:34 AM

    Dear Jesus

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:51 PM

    Imagine if this happened at the start, with everyone crammed together at a start line.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:57 PM

    Don’t want to imagine that

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    Apr 16th 2013, 10:21 AM

    Which begs the question really. Doesnt it?

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    Apr 16th 2013, 12:22 AM

    Whoever carried out this mindless act doesnt really matter, the fact that Boston is a hugely Irish district of America doesnt matter, the fact that human beings have been injured, or worse, killed in this atrocity DOES matter. Wake up people, all that has to be said is, may God help the people affected, and NO mercy for those who carried this out

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:50 PM

    They’re saying the third explosion was a controlled explosion.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:31 PM

    Boston is full of Irish.
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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:38 PM

    I’ve been doing work in the house this evening I’ve just heard of this my god.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:49 PM

    Glad ye changed that headline!!

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:00 PM

    Actually it was at JFK library.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:53 PM

    who the hell did this ?? awful .. thoughts and prayers are with all the people involved !!

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:03 PM

    Thank you the journal for changing the headline.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:24 PM

    Has to be Irish injured

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:30 PM

    Doesn’t have to me

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:30 PM

    *be

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:32 PM

    Nice one James…. DuD

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    Apr 15th 2013, 9:59 PM

    Any chance Thejournal.ie can moderate and remove muppety posts?

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:13 PM

    Ok zod

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:51 PM

    James a bit off the cuff there! My partner has family there and it’s worrying that this has happened.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:51 PM

    I also hope that their okay.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:24 PM

    Big swing of the mickey journal, it don’t matter what side of the pond you live we all have mothers

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:45 PM

    This is horrific. My thoughts and empathy to the families and those affected by this.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:56 PM

    ?

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:03 PM

    Sorry. Didnt mean to post this

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:57 PM

    New York City Post reporting 12 dead.

    Saudi national being held as suspect.

    You are in my thoughts and prayers Boston!

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:03 PM

    Brian

    12 people dead?
    Suspect held?

    That is a pile of crap.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:48 PM

    thats it folks ww3 its Kim Juan ill (head of north korea) birthday today and he has been saying that something would happen

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:00 PM

    It’s Kim Il Sung’s birthday, who is Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, not whoever you said.

    It is also highly unlikely that this was a North Korean attack. It is an extremely unlikely that a nuclear nation would resort to planting bombs in bins. It would serve no purpose.

    Please, educate yourself, and try not to jump to conclusions.

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:15 PM

    i might have gotten the names mixed up but he has been promising that something would happen and warning foreigners to get out of Korea. his nuclear missile cant reach very far and anyways its cheaper to send a couple of lads over then it is to fire off a very expensive missile. i hope i am wrong tbh and yea it does not serve a a tactical advantage. all whoever planted this has shown is that the us is vulnerable, a propaganda coup at best

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    Apr 15th 2013, 11:25 PM

    @Leslie Alan Rock if you have nothing to contribute why bother getting personal. do you enjoy trying to start an argument online who here is the real troll

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    Apr 16th 2013, 1:02 AM

    What country isn’t vulnerable to bin bombs? You can’t protect every square inch of a city. Also, it’s clearly not North Korea as the US is now on high alert. If you’re going to attack the most militarily powerful country in the world, you should make sure you don’t put them on high alert first

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    Apr 16th 2013, 1:25 AM

    @Jason if you have an alternative theory i am open to listening i am not accusing the Americans of not protecting their city however i dont see why it is clearly not north Korea, he was been promising that there would be something for the last week or two. north Korea was never going to be more then an annoyance to the united states. firing off one of his missiles would have been too expensive. its cheaper to send four lads over there with the expertise to plant something like this. i think he is hoping to provoke the united states into a full scale war with the Koreans and maybe galvanize both Korea’s against the Americans. there is nothing surer then the sight of a few million dead north Koreans might just stir some nationalist leanings in the south Koreans. also the day of this tragic event is the same day as one of their guys birthday. coincidence!! maybe maybe not as i said it is just a theory.

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    Apr 16th 2013, 8:19 AM

    Iran is going to get the blame, no matter who did it.

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    Apr 16th 2013, 9:16 AM

    There’s enough nut jobs capable, willing and ready to carry out these kind if attacks! James Holmes proved this when he attacked those people in Aurora and the subsequent follow up on his apartment also proved that there’s people out there fully equipped to cause absolute carnage! Sick World!

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    Apr 16th 2013, 9:01 AM

    I hear westboro church are planning to protest at the funerals of the people that die (including an 8 year old child).
    Why don’t they put those bombs to some good use FFS..

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    Apr 16th 2013, 9:00 AM

    How utterly senseless… RIP

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:12 PM

    Rte reporting wife of an Irish runner unaccounted for

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    Apr 15th 2013, 10:53 PM

    12 dead so far

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