Breaking: There have been at least three arrests in Dublin 7 this morning as Gardaí target water charges campaigners. Details are just coming in but we have also heard that more people are needed particularly on Oxmantown road. One arrest happened on Grangegorman road, in this case Gardaí seemed to have targeted a water charge campaigner because they were videoing them. As this isnt illegal we presume they intend to try and use the 20m injunction zone or they have simply arrested for intimidation purposes and will release the person without charge after a while. Two arrests happened on Avondale road in Phibsboro. Water charge resistors there were stopping the operation of the digger but the arrests were of two people who it is alleged were dismantling the work barriers the crews erect. More details in the comments as we get them but its obviously significant that Gardaí have reacted to yesterdays huge march with multiple arrests. We are not aware of any arrests in the week before the march but it now seems there were several yesterday as well as scenes of considerable Garda violence (videos to come). Those at the scene this morning also report that some of the Irish Water workers were being mad confrontational but that Gardaí were simply looking the other way when this was happening.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:36:42 +0000
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