Report from Repudiate the debt - www.nodebt.ie
On a cold, wet Friday evening more than forty people braved the elements to attend a public meeting in Charleville, Co. Cork. The meeting had been convened by local people who have taken part in the weekly protest in the nearby parish of Ballyhea against the bank bail-out.
Mick Ryan opened the proceedings and chaired the meeting, the purpose of which was to see what potential there was for establishing a “Dump the Bond-Holders” group in the town.
Despite the inclement weather, the numbers surprised the organisers. The meeting-room was full, and the attendance spilled out into the corridor. The speaker from the Repudiate the Debt Campaign outlined the origin and nature of the debt and the central role being played by the European Union in the imposition of this unbearable, unpayable and odious debt on the Irish people.
The two main local papers showed a good interest in the meeting, and the local community radio carried out an interview with the RDC speaker. The meeting started on time and did not finish until 10:30 p.m., with a great deal of discussion and debate and questions from the floor for the two invited speakers. The other speaker was from People Before Profit.
The final item of business was the establishment of the Charleville Dump the Bond-Holders Group. They will begin a weekly protest after 11 a.m. mass in the town.
It was a good start and shows that around the country a good number of people are not buying the nonsense peddled by the establishment and its media about this debt and who is responsible for it but are agreed that the Irish people should not pay it. There was clear and vocal support for a referendum on this debt.
We will put up details of the group and assembly time and venue on this site as soon as possible.
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