Countrywide anti-austerity protests today

Anti-austerity protests will get underway this afternoon in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Sligo.

Sat, 09 Feb, 2013 - 09:31

Anti-austerity protests will get underway this afternoon in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Sligo.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, who organised the protests, are calling on the Government to lift the burden of debt for people and focus on creating jobs.

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