Water protesters face surveillance from firm

A local authority has met with a surveillance company run by former soldiers to discuss ways to monitor water charge protesters after council workers were subjected to a spate of “bullying and harassment” attacks.

Officials from Dublin City Council’s water works department met with Risk Management International (RMI) last month in a move that has been heavily condemned by protesters.

Details obtained by People before Profit councillor John Lyons and confirmed by the council show that, on Thursday, April 16, up to 15 supervisors from the department held a meeting with RMI, which has previously performed surveillance work for Irish Water and which was involved in the recent jailings of water charge protesters.