Saturday's Action in Limerick - Solidarity with Rossport!

limerick | miscellaneous | news report

Monday October 09, 2006 18:25

by Cian Prendiville - Socialist Party and Socialist Youth

comradecian at eircom dot net

Limerick

085-7077919

On Saturday Socialist Youth in Limerick took (unfortunately limited) action tp raise awareness of and support for the struggle of Rossport against $hell's dangerous pipeline.

Thats about half the pupulation of Limerick!

From 1pm members of Socialist Youth handed ouit leaflets and collected petitions demanding the Corrib Gas be refined at sea, condemning the state repression of the protesters in Mayo but also arguning the case for the Corrib and other gas to be taken out of the hands of $hell and co. and brought into public ownership, where the vaswt wealth can be used to benifit ordinary working class and young people.

Unfortunately turn-out wasn't great, with only 4 people, but that is partly explainable by stalls on the issue held on tuesday and thursday.

There was a lot of support, but there were many charity collectors in town which seems to have distracted some attention. Also, there was a fundraising stall (man-ed by Labour Party public faces) for the 2 innocent children recently harmed when the car they were in was set alight, which, rightly, got a lot of attention.

Limerick SY and UL-SP are hoping to continue with more campaigning on this issue, hopefully stepping up to a picket and also a public meeting possibly. We are also hoping on joint work with the UL enviro-soc.

If anybody wishes to help out with any of these activities, don't hesitate to call/text me on 085-7077919 or post on here.

Thanks,
Cian

Close up of the Display - Tell it like it is!