government blamed for housing shortage in Ireland.

by four walls bricks and mortar. Mon Jul 14, 2003 17:49

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=60397
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=60396
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=60395
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=60385

etc.

by Red 1913 Mon Jul 14, 2003 17:54

The whole thing was a Labour Party publicity stunt. They used you crusties, you got bashed on the head.

by . Mon Jul 14, 2003 18:03

Just heard that the two people who were detained in store street were released without charge.

by iosaf Mon Jul 14, 2003 18:40

good they are out.

It is well known that Gardaí in Dublin and Ireland take part regularly in extra-official evictions.
This is not part of their normal duty.
It constitutes an illegal use of their uniform.

The Garda Code makes no provisions for assisting in eviction. Normally after a garda has taken part in such evictions at the invitation of his landlord pal, the evicted is "arrested"/"detained" and then released without charge.
why?
becuase no charge may be made.

So. if you are in rent arrears.
and a Garda comes to your door, claiming to be acting on a trespass complaint, you must ignore them. You are not obliged to comply with any unlawful direction from a Garda.
Just because a Garda tells you to do something doesn't mean he has a right.

It has long past time, that such abuse of Garda Power were investigated.

Is it consistent with law and order, that a landlord may evict with armed assistance trespassers or sqautters with the added presence of a "guard in uniform"?

Numerous complaints of intimidation of this nature have been made to all political parties of the left, and to the Gardaí themselves.

·we must pursue this·

(& next time, if no sitex door is available, borrow a few suitably bred dogs)
& always keep cameras and mobiles in operation. If you pass through this type of extra-official eviction, no Garda will come to the scene of complaint again. And eviction is settled through civil law. But this requires braving the shit.

by redandblackjack - IMC Ireland Mon Jul 14, 2003 19:08

my god, what do they feed those socialist party members? 1913 you sound like a tabloid journo, and there i was thinking the sp got too hard a time on indymedia. jesus.

by a Mon Jul 14, 2003 22:28

wouldnt agree with red 1913s tone, but it is a little disturbing that the LP jump in with a press release, isnt it?

by even stranger trolling Mon Jul 14, 2003 23:00

you will find reference to the presumed owner of the evicted building on Parnell Sq. But tracing that man requires cookies and readies.
[subscription sites].
I have time and I dig cookies.

by Martin Tue Jul 15, 2003 13:06

On Monday the quarterly housing statistics were published. This would be a regular time in the calendar for the Labour Party, other opposition parties, Threshold etc. to issue press releases about housing.

No conspiracy here.

by Observor Wed Jul 16, 2003 10:47

Causes embarrassment to the 'Comrades' at times. He swallows the line too well and resist a chance to attack Labour.