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Organisers expecting tens of thousands at national anti-water charge protest tomorrow

The Right2Water campaign says it expects tens of thousands of people to turn out tomorrow for a n...
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10.35 20 Mar 2015


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Organisers expecting tens of thousands at national anti-water charge protest tomorrow

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10.35 20 Mar 2015


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The Right2Water campaign says it expects tens of thousands of people to turn out tomorrow for a national demonstration against water charges in Dublin.

The demonstration will assemble at Heuston and Connolly Stations and Merrion Square at 1pm, before marching across O'Connell Bridge for a rally on O'Connell Street.

The organisers say it will conclude as close to 2.30 as possible, to facilitate those who wish to watch Ireland’s final Six Nations Rugby International against Scotland.

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Brendan Ogle, spokesperson for Right2Water and of the Unite trade union says it's always hard to predict how many people will turn out.

However speaking to Newstalk Breakfast this morning, he said going by previous demonstrations it is likely tens of thousands will show up for the demonstration in Dublin tomorrow.

Mr Ogle also spoke about the next steps in the campaign. In May organisers "will put forward an alternative water policy" at a conference, and hope to "open up a debate about how we run our country and how we budget for these matters. That will bring other issues, and potential to resolve other issues".

He started by answering Chris's question about expected attendance tomorrow:


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