April 6th, 2011
Any ordinary citizen who feels that attending a mass rally is not the best thing to do in order to show your anger at recent acts of violence needs to be set straight. Several thousand people gathered today at Belfast City Hall to show solidarity and to pay their respects to 25-year-old Pc Ronan Kerr [...]
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April 5th, 2011
The funeral of Constable Ronan Kerr will be held on Wednesday at 12. The ceremony will take place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, with burial in Drumduff cemetery. It is expected that many politicians will be present, including First Minister Peter Robinson and Taoiseach Enda Kenny. A large rally in anti-violence rally has [...]
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March 26th, 2011
This afternoon thousands of people gathered at Belfast’s UU Art College on York Street and marched to the City Hall in protest of UK government spending cuts. Organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the march coincided with a march in Derry, as well as a much larger march in London, where almost half [...]
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March 7th, 2011
A small group at Belfast City Hall on Saturday 26th February 2011 with placards and flags showing their support for the people of Libya.
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May 18th, 2009
Only 10 minutes before spotting the Legalise Cannabis Protest we noticed an anti-fur protest outside a prominent fur seller Barnardo Furs (108 Grafton Street, Dublin 2), who are certainly no stranger to protests at this stage, having had locks glued and shutters spray-painted in the past. [video from recent large protest]. Personally, I think its [...]
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May 17th, 2009
While on our way to Phoenix Park last Saturday we came across a protest march on O’Connell Street in favour of the legalisation of cannabis. The music, shouting, the smell of cannabis and sight of joints behind ears created a very exciting atmosphere. Some more photos on Pix.ie
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March 12th, 2009
Yesterday afternoon thousands of people congregated to the City Hall in Belfast is a silent protest against the recent violence and killings here in Northern Ireland. Organised by trade unions throughout Belfast, many also gathered in Derry, Lisburn, Newry and Downpatrick to show that they don’t want the relative-peace and security in Northern Ireland to [...]
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August 2nd, 2008
Its fascinating to see such open and public acceptance of the gay, lesbian and bi community in Northern Ireland, so known for its segregation and conflict between communities. The streets of the City centre were lined with spectators who screamed, applauded and yelled as the parade and its participants walked along the route from Custom [...]
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