Quinn forgets pledge, but protesters have their say

DEMONSTRATORS demanded an end to election lies — and in response Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore showed them their collective rear end.

Students were taught a short, sharp lesson in what democracy means under the new regime as they were barred from protesting in front of the Dáil.

Dog units and mass ranks of gardaí were all that could be seen in the otherwise eerily empty streets heading toward Leinster House, as 20,000 students were herded largely out of sight — but not out of earshot — at the back of the parliamentary complex.