First of budget protests begins at Dáil

A SERIES of protests against the budget began yesterday with the People’s Movement delivering a briefcase to the Dáil containing suggestions for a more equitable approach to the economic crisis.

First of budget protests begins at Dáil

Around 40 protesters marched the short distance from the European Commission headquarters on Dublin’s Molesworth Street to Leinster House to present the proposals.

At a press conference earlier, artist Robert Ballagh, a patron of the movement, said if its analysis of Europe had been heeded it would have helped prevent the Irish “economic shambles”.

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