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Pat "the Picket" Allen in Cork Prison after Homeless Protest

category cork | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Tuesday December 18, 2007 16:14author by Fintan Lane - ISN Report this post to the editors

Pat Allen, known to many as "Pat the Picket" (because of his tireless social justice campaigning), is today sitting in Cork Prison following a protest against homelessness in the city.
Pat on protest duty on the Old Head of Kinsale, August 2007
Pat on protest duty on the Old Head of Kinsale, August 2007

Yesterday, Pat held one of his regular protests outside Cork City Hall - this time to condemn the local authorities relative inaction on the issue of the homeless. He highlighted the number of homeless who have died in the past few years.

Dressed as Santa Claus, he was aiming to contrast the goodwill around Christmas time with the distress endured by the city's homeless.

As Pat was protesting, the Gardai intervened and ultimately arrested him for alleged criminal damage. He was later remanded in custody to Cork Prison and is expected to appear in the District Court again on Thursday.

Phone callers to the Prendeville Show on Cork's 96FM voiced their concern this morning about the imprisonment of Pat the Picket, a colourful, popular and much cherished character in the city.

At present, I have no more details, so anybody with updates, please post below. One hopes Pat will be released soon, if it hasn't already happened.

Anybody who is available should also try to get to the District Court on Thursday morning to show solidarity with Pat.

Pat the Picket (right) at an anti-war protest in 2004
Pat the Picket (right) at an anti-war protest in 2004

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Pat     cropbeye    Tue Dec 18, 2007 19:25 
   endangered health     Chrissie    Tue Dec 18, 2007 22:27 
   What would Pat do?     gravy    Wed Dec 19, 2007 03:43 
   Request for postal address     Ciaron    Wed Dec 19, 2007 05:16 
   Support Pat Allen - he supported us!     John Jefferies    Wed Dec 19, 2007 07:44 
   Pat has been there for everybody else     Fintan Lane    Wed Dec 19, 2007 09:32 
   Pat is the essence of solidarity     Mary Kelly    Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:39 
   protest to much     jerry 2623    Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:26 
   Thank you     Fintan    Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:39 
 10   patism     leesider    Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:48 
 11   nice one     Con Carroll    Wed Dec 19, 2007 13:12 
 12   Leesider     me    Wed Dec 19, 2007 14:02 
 13   Support for Pat     Aragon    Wed Dec 19, 2007 15:25 
 14   Time of Court Appearance     Fintan Lane    Wed Dec 19, 2007 15:39 
 15   show us the work     leesider    Wed Dec 19, 2007 18:24 
 16   Support Pat     Biker    Wed Dec 19, 2007 18:35 
 17   free pat now !!     Rion    Wed Dec 19, 2007 20:42 
 18   Solidarity from Rossport     JM    Thu Dec 20, 2007 00:51 
 19   Give it a rest     another leesider    Thu Dec 20, 2007 09:25 
 20   Question     Statin the Obvious    Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:26 
 21   strategy     lulu    Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:45 
 22   Pat is out     Fintan Lane    Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:05 
 23   Rock on Pat! Glad you are outside!     Mary Kelly    Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:55 
 24   Welcome Back to Minimum Security Pat!     Ciaron    Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:07 
 25   Brief court report and photos     John Jefferies    Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:55 
 26   Well done Pat     Cathal    Thu Dec 20, 2007 18:15 
 27   Welcome Out Pat.     Niall    Thu Dec 20, 2007 22:27 
 28   protest to much?????????????????     g    Sat Dec 29, 2007 18:16 
 29   thank you dearly friends     Pat the Picket Allen    Fri Jan 11, 2008 23:46 
 30   Final hours.     Paul allen    Mon Nov 08, 2010 13:27 
 31   RIP     Éire Gaelach    Wed Nov 10, 2010 20:44 
 32   Pat the Picket Allen RIP     John Jefferies    Wed Nov 10, 2010 21:10 
 33   slán a chara.     gav    Fri Nov 12, 2010 20:17 
 34   Ar Dheis Dé go raibh a Anam..     anon    Fri Nov 12, 2010 20:24 
 35   slán a chara.     corkonian.    Fri Nov 12, 2010 20:43 
 36   good causes     simon    Fri Nov 12, 2010 20:53 
 37   Slán anois , a Chara.     Sharon.    Fri Nov 12, 2010 23:11 
 38   Sympathies     Ciaron    Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:04 
 39   Pat the picket     [email protected]    Sat Nov 13, 2010 16:34 
 40   Rest in Peace     Deirdre Clancy    Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:31 


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