Pavement Messages Against The War (Maynooth)

national | miscellaneous | news report Saturday March 22, 2003 01:07 by LD

Tonight as Baghdad burns the passers-by in Maynooth village are signing their names and writing messages on the pavement in protest against this illegal War.

Tonight @ around 9pm a large CND symbol was drawn in chalk and covered with flowers and candles in the village square. The title above it said 'This War is Not in Our Name'. People stopped to write their signatures and clear messages against the War to our government.
The ordinary people of Maynooth young and old were pleasantly suprised to have a public display in the village where every-one could take a minute to think about the people of Iraq and the nightmare they are going through tonight.
People were sincerely thankful to have a simple opportunity to sign their names and express their feelings.
I hope it's still there tomorrow so our local FF politicians can read the messages that have been written for them and hang their heads in shame!

An hour earlier at the main traffic lights junction in the village a protester wrote 'FF = Liars' in chalk.
A couple of cars stopped and said they were calling the gardai, the protester continued and later the Gardai drove slowly by as the protester finished the sign. Suprisingly the Gardai ignored him and allowed him to finish his message!