History shows that coming down hard on people highlighting social injustice is a mistake

Masked policemen facilitating men in balaclavas envokes authoritarianism, writes Michael Clifford.

History shows that coming down hard on people highlighting social injustice is a mistake

WHAT follows is the scene from a state in a state of emergency.

JUST before 7pm, last Tuesday, a van pulled up on North Frederick St, in Dublin’s north inner city.

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