Ireland hit by mass protests over water tax
Thousands march in Dublin, denouncing government's plan to charge citizens for tap water as part of austerity drive.
Last updated: 11 Dec 2014 02:23
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
Tens of thousands of protesters have brought Dublin to a standstill in a mass protest against Ireland's planned new tax on household water supplies, the last major measure in the country's six-year austerity drive.
Police estimated more than 30,000 people attended the main "Right2Water" rally on Wednesday in the square outside the office of Prime Minister Enda Kenny, where socialist and nationalist politicians appealed from a makeshift stage for the public to boycott their water bills.
"No way! We won't pay!" the crowd chanted.
Elsewhere, near the cordoned-off entrance to Ireland's parliament building, protesters tried to topple security barriers and hurled objects at police lines. One officer was brought to hospital with facial injuries before riot police spurred the crowd to back off.
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2014/12/mass-protests-ireland-water-tax-20141210224425234623.html
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