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AN ESTIMATED 5,000 people from across the country travelled to city centre Dublin today to participate in a protest against the €100 household charge.
Protesters from across Ireland included demonstrators from the Donegal Action Against Austerity group, who had walked from Malin Head to Dublin in protest at the charge, and who featured on last night’s Late Late Show.
The demonstration began at about 1:30pm, with busloads of further volunteers joining in at around 2pm, gathering around the National Convention Centre where Fine Gael’s Árd-Fheis is continuing.
A security cordon was put in place by Gardaí, who eyewitnesses said intervened on a number of occasions as protestors tried to gain access to the Fine Gael event.
RTÉ said one man who resembled environment minister Phil Hogan, whose department is responsible for the charge, had to be assisted by Gardaí after being confronted by demonstrators mistaking him for the minister.
Gardaí said there had been no reports of any major public order disturbances, and that no arrests had been made.
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Great news! I hear England needs all the teachers we can produce!
So so true!
That’s not much of an incentive if you used tax money to send teacher away ?!
Yes.
Train them up Rory.
More teachers to export and more future Irish politicians to destroy the country.
Schoolteacher Europuppet government.
Jaysus reilly said there is no money but quinn can find 40 million for this!! That money would be better off going to schools for upgrade works so kids dont have to freeze in portacabins, or go towards employing or keeping an SNA.
This is the 2nd time for this to be announced. The building is actually underway, but stalled when Elliot’s, the previous builder, went bust. So as an announcement, it’s 3 years old and a bit of a red herring..
Good work!! Let’s train some more teachers to export!!
Last wweeeeeeeeeee
Last week the minister said he no money when other schools wanted maintenace done and to get rid of the wooden huts that are been used.
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Maybe they can use some of the money to pay for an apostrophe to put in the sign in the photograph! :-)
Diarmaid, there is a treatment for CED (compulsive editing disorder).
Anyway, I don’t think St Patrick owns the college.
So where are all these expertley trained teachers going to teach because as far as I’m aware the government are slashing teacher numbers and pay…..basically its 37million to fund a college to train teachers who will ultimately work abroad???? Am I the only one who feels that this government are taking the piss yet AGAIN!!!!!!
Yea that makes sense Quinn!! 40 million spent training new teachers while current teachers struggle to find work!! Your a genius!!
Good investment, hope The EU is paying for it.
This work was already approved and started in 2010. The company involved, Elliot Construction, went bust and the worked stopped.
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