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THE LEADER OF the group of students who have occupied the constituency office of a Fine Gael TD in Kildare confronted him as he gave an interview outside his office this afternoon.
The eight students have spent over 24-hours in the constituency office of Anthony Lawlor and have said they have enough supplies to stay there for the next week. They are protesting against possible education cuts and the reintroduction of third-level fees in the budget next week.
The TD said earlier today he is reluctant to involve gardaí in the matter but said he would not be entering into negotiations with the students.
However when giving an interview to Kildare.TV outside his own office this evening, Lawlor was interrupted by the Maynooth Student Union president Rob Munnelly and a debate ensued:
This evening the students were visited by Union of Students in Ireland (USI) president Gary Redmond and Munnelly told TheJournal.ie that the office was “extremely comfortable” and that they were prepared to be there over Christmas if needs be.
“We are warm, comfortable and well stocked. Heading into day three in the next few hours,” he said. “This is not just a student issue: it’s a family issue, and it’s a national recovery issue.”
Munnelly has said that the group will continue its occupation until the campaign succeeds or “the gardaí drag us out by force”.
The group of eight students says it has come equipped with a chemical toilet and enough food for a week.
It is the latest in a string of occupations by students.
On Tuesday, a group of students from the USI briefly occupied the Department of Jobs.
On Wednesday, students from the Free Education for Everyone (FEE) campaign chained themselves to desks in the office of Fine Gael TD Brian Walsh in Galway city. Two students got onto the roof of the building. Nine of the students were later arrested.
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That’s so sad. RIP.
I know that that lady and her husband have spent every waking moment of the last 16 years trying to find their baby boy. It’s a compounded grief now that she is going to her grave not knowing what happened to her beloved son. And somebody out there knows something. Completely devoid of any humanity to allow that to happen.
I don’t know about an afterlife but at times like this I truly hope that there is one and that Nancy is reunited with her baby boy again, forever. RIP x
There is nothing. Nothing. Worse in life than this. Rip dear lady.
That’s very sad, losing a child is the worst nightmare a parent can experience in life.
So so sad, RIP
So terribly sad. I’m sure he was waiting to meet her…..
God love that poor family, they have been through hell. It breaks my heart that lady never found out where her son is. My condolences to her family.
And the terrible thing is someone knows… someone is hiding a terrible secret.. poor lady. Heart goes out to her
That’s is so sad .heart goes out to the family
I hope and believe she is reunited with her darling son tonight.. May God help her family who are grieving tonight for their mam and for Gussie too for all these years.
A lovely lady – rest in peace Nancy. I hope Bob and his family can get some closure in this sad case, somebody out there knows! Please come forward and bring an end to the heartache….
God rest her.i hope herself and gussie are together now.
All our thoughts are with the family , she sounds like one in a million
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