1,000 protest in Jobs not Cuts rally

THE Government “deliberately and cynically” allowed unemployment to rise in order to drive down wages, Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) president Jack O’Connor told a group of protesters yesterday.

More than 1,000 people took part in a Jobs not Cuts march from the headquarters of nationalised Anglo Irish Bank on Saint Stephen’s Green in Dublin to Leinster House to coincide with the start of the new Dáil term.

They were supported by Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, the Right To Work Campaign and a majority of Dublin city councillors and joined more than 20 other groups who took part in protest against a variety of topics, including healthcare and children’s rights.