Resist water charges and attend rally in Dublin, urges AAA TD Paul Murphy

Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) TD Paul Murphy has urged people to continue to boycott water charges and make it a key election issue by attending a mass rally in Dublin this weekend.

Mr Murphy, who is facing trial on false imprisonment charges for his role in the 2014 Joan Burton car blockade protest in Jobstown and a maximum life sentence if convicted, said he would continue to call for a boycott if re-elected.

“This [water charges] hasn’t gone away as an issue. The movement we have seen against water charges has been very powerful,” he said.