Thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin Wednesday to protest a controversial new tax on water that has divided opinion in Ireland
Protesters travelled from across the country, with some lining up to get on buses headed to the capital. Organisers said up to 100,000 were in attendance, although national broadcaster RTE reported that police estimates were lower at 30,000
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— Mary Mc Intyre (@Mc1988) December 10, 2014
The new charges are part of austerity measures that the Irish government is implementing under its arrangement with a troika of lenders — the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank — which bailed Ireland out of economic collapse in 2010 Read more...
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