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Thousands protest in Cork at cut in over 70s medical cards
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Saturday October 18, 2008 16:38 by John Jefferies
All ages unite against petty cutbacks Several thousand people took part in a protest on St. Patrick's Bridge in Cork this afternoon to demonstrate against the Fianna Fáil / Green / PD parties budget decision to axe automatic entitlement to medical cards for over 70 year olds. Rain cleared in time for the start of the protest at Patrick's Bridge where hundreds of people began to gather shortly after 2.30pm. By 3.00pm that figure had risen to well over 1,000 and began to block Patrick's bridge. It continued to gather in size as it proceed down Patrick Street in a circuit that brought it back to Emmet Place, beside Cork Opera House.
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Jump To Comment: 6 5 4 3 2 1Fair doos to Cork.
Not much i can add to the title .
She picks on the old and vulnerable in order to ''Sell Private Health Insurance '' on Behalf of Quinn Direct ,V.H.I. Etc.
The utter contempt Mary Harney has shown US Can only be described as The Last Sting Of A Dying Wasp.
Time Will Tell ,It Always Has.
fair play to all who marched, we have to stand up against elder abuse or it'll be us next!
More photos from the Cork protest ....
The Young Shall Stand By The Old!
Pat De Picket at the forefront!
Are Ye Tryiing To Fill The Graveyards Quicker
March's Front Meets March's Tail on Patrick's St
Protestors
Hi !
Good protest , great pics - well done to all concerned !
I hope the Dublin protest goes as well as that : details here -
http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2008/10/17/over-70s-to-...ouse/
- if they get this disgraceful cutback through , they'll tax kids clothes next...
Thanks!
Sharon.
A few additional shots of the demo.
Moving off
Another crowd shot
Moving down into Patrick Street