There was a bit of a 'up the republic' theme which I didn't think was necessary but the most important thing, in my eyes, is that the world media see that we're not happy, that it is not our doing but a select few, an elite that have brought this country to it's knees. I hope they know that and will see how angry the people are.There was talk of the protests becoming a regular thing, like Thursdays in Argentina. Perhaps we should show up every week and cause a ruckus. Even to just get in the way, make some noise and piss a few TDs off.
Once it was over and we could barely feel our toes we headed off for a hot whiskey on Capel st. So did most people by the looks of it. The bar ran out of glasses as we all huddled by the fire drinking our hot whiskeys, some in pint glasses. Those with a bit more fight in them headed to the Dail for a spot of egg pelting/poster burning but perhaps with not enough gusto, only one person got arrested out of thousands. One. C'mon!
Incidentally my favourite poster of the day belonged to a woman, walking the opposite way to the crowd. Her placard read :
' Stop Pat Kenny etc. Don't pay your TV licence.' (she actually had the etc. in there)
You gotta pick your battles yknow?
