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 Sunday February 23, 2003 15:53 by IMC Ireland
 Following the spectacular success of the February 15th anti-war demonstrations, the Irish Anti-War movement continued today with 3,000 people marching in Galway. The protestors marched from Fr Griffin Park to Eyre Square where many speakers, poets and singers addressed the crowd. The Galway protest comes a week after massive demonstrations in Dublin and Belfast encouraged Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to finally declare government support for a second UN resolution. Rattled by the sheer size of the protests and clearly out of touch with the mood on the ground, Ahern also ridiclously claimed to agree with the marchers while Tánaiste Mary Harney dismissed protest organisers as anti-American. Meanwhile anti-war activities continue around the country and the potential for war in Iraq continues to dominate the Irish political scene. As the Ploughshare protestors remain in prison attention is now turning to a March 1st protest and direct action at Shannon Airport, which continues to be used by the United States military in their buildup to war.
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Jump To Comment: 1There will be a mass rally and anti-war march in Cork city on 8 March. Organised by the CAWC, it will assemble in Daunt Square at 1pm. A feeder march from UCC will leave the College Gates on Western Road at 12 noon.