Irish Water Protests

A roundup from various overseas news sources

(1)Tens of thousands march through Dublin to protest against water charges
Irish government’s austerity measure has sparked widespread public anger, with Saturday’s street protest the fourth since October

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/21/tens-thousands-march-dublin-protest-water-charges

(2) Dublin anti-water charges rally: Over 30,000 people at protest

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32002096

(3) Tens of thousands of people marched in Dublin on Saturday in the latest mass protest against new water charges, keeping up the pressure on the government, which hopes Ireland's economic growth will quell the discontent.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/21/us-ireland-politics-protests-idUSKBN0MH0MO20150321

(4) Irish water struggle: Thousands to march against ‘ideologically-driven’ water charges

http://news.windowstorussia.com/%E2%80%8Birish-water-struggle-thousands-to-march-against-ideologically-driven-water-charges.html

(5) Tens of thousands took to the streets of Dublin on Saturday in the latest mass protest against new water charges which have sparked widespread public anger.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/thousands-march-against-irish-water-174847893.html#CmG8E3O

(6) Tens of thousands of people on Saturday joined a second national protest against water charges in Ireland, urging the government to abolish the fees.

The organizer, Right2Water Ireland, estimated more than 80,000 took part in the protest, which blocked Dublin‘s busy O‘Connell Street and other roads in the city centre.

http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/tens-of-thousands-protest-water-charges-in-ireland_383860.html