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Protest Galway Corporations Draconian Bye-Laws

category galway | miscellaneous | news report author Saturday September 06, 2003 01:05author by Orla Ni Chomhrai - Defend Free Speech, Assembly and Activityauthor email nichomhrai at eircom dot net Report this post to the editors

Protest at City Hall, Monday 8th, 4pm - 7pm. Bring banners, Roller Blades, Skateboards, Kytes, Musical Instruments etc.

There is to be a protest outside City Hall on Monday the 8th starting at around 4pm and continuing until around 7pm to protest Galway Corporations proposed Bye-Laws. These bye-Laws will outlaw leafletting, and place major restrictions on other activities such as Public Assembly (you will need written permission for assemblies of over 100 and they may be banned in certain areas). Also, according to draft of the Parks and Open Spaces bye-laws

'No person shall organise, conduct or participate in any musical performance (whether vocal or instrumental),concert, dance, circus act, parade or other artistic performance or like entertainment on recreational open space except with the permission in writing of the Council and in accordance with the terms and conditions'

Written permission will also be required for making a Film or TV programme.

Many other activities will be restricted to certain areas, these include sports, skateboarding, roller-blading, swimming, fishing, flying a kite, a model aeroplane etc.

These group and individuals have stated their opposition to the proposed bye-laws:

Groups: Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Galway Alliance Against War, Galway Environmental Alliance, Galway for a Safe Environment, Amnesty International, Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Galway Cycling Campaign, Galway People's Resource Centre, Women in Media and Entertainment, The Western Writers Centre (Galway), Cairde na Gaillimhe, Galway Anti-Capitalist Movement, Global Women's Strike

Parties: The Labour Party, the Green Party, the Socialist Workers Party, Sinn Fein, Workers Power.

Trade Union: Mandate (Galway),

Individuals: Denis Halliday (former UN Assistant Secretary General), Donnacha O Briain (co-director "Chavez: Inside The Coup"), Jim Cotter (President, Galway Council of Trade Unions), Martin Ward (Mayor of Tuam) John Behan (Sculptor and Art Teacher), John Arden (Writer), Kevin Higgins (Poet), Des Bonass (Dublin Council of Trade Unions), NUIG Academics [Dr Joshua Castellino (Irish Centre for Human Rights), Dr Ray Murphy (Law), Donnacha O Connell (Law), Professor Terence McDonough (Economics), Maggie Ronyane (Archaeology), Dr Lionel Pilkington (English), ]

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   This is cat     >>>>>Seáinín    Sat Sep 06, 2003 01:38 
   Might I humbly suggest     Mike    Sat Sep 06, 2003 03:48 
   Good luck on Monday!!     Anonymous    Sat Sep 06, 2003 10:45 
   Banning Kite Flying?     Keith (in Afghanistan)    Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:28 
   Should revisionists be allowed to have free speech?     Anonymous    Sat Sep 06, 2003 13:00 
   Just shows     Lone Gunman    Sat Sep 06, 2003 13:29 
   Seanin & Lone Gunman giving the thumbs up! Bookmark this page!! :)     Anonymous    Sat Sep 06, 2003 13:50 
   A few points     Orla    Sat Sep 06, 2003 14:42 
   No need to worry     Gaston Emille    Sat Sep 06, 2003 19:39 
 10   Labour Laugh     Fightback    Sat Sep 06, 2003 19:57 
 11   no need to worry Gaston     Eric Blair    Sun Sep 07, 2003 15:19 
 12   fightback?     angry liberal    Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:10 
 13   Sickening     Magneto    Mon Sep 08, 2003 13:43 
 14   More loony left, liberal claptrap     King Mob    Mon Sep 08, 2003 14:22 
 15   SP Short Sighted In Their Approach     Hebe    Mon Sep 08, 2003 14:25 
 16   KIng Mob?     Troll Watch    Mon Sep 08, 2003 14:31 


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