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Book
of Estimates: THE
NEW round of stealth taxes evident in the Government's Book of Estimates
is a crushing vindication of the campaign being waged by the Anti
Bin Tax groups in Dublin. They
have consistently pointed out how the bin tax was the thin edge of
a very wide wedge of local taxes and other charges - all taxation
by stealth.
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Socialist
Party Press Release: SEVEN
COMPLIANT Taxpayers languish in jail over peaceful anti-bin tax protests
while;
Vicious murders continue & Minister blackmails prison officers
with privatisation and closure of prisons. Under the stewardship of
the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and the Minister for Justice Michael McDowell,
the State’s criminal justice system is being stood on its head.
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Socialist
Party Press Release: FIANNA
FAIL TD, G.V. Wright Badly Injures a Pedestrian and Walks Away With
a €900 Fine while Anti Bin Tax Campaigner Mick Murphy is sent
to Jail for Three Weeks and Fined €1,500 for Peaceful Protest.
The machinery of the state is being used quite ruthlessly in an attempt
to smash the movement of ordinary working people in the greater Dublin
area against the bin tax. |
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South
Dublin Campaign Against Refuse Charges Press Release: MARCH
LEAVES Palmerstown Shopping Centre 4.00 PM. This
march is taking place to protest against the outrageous jailings of
six campaigners against the bin tax. Four protestors are in Wheatfield
Prison. They are John Murphy, Oliver Short, Finian Smyth and Oliver
O’Reilly. |
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Bin
Tax Jailings and Closure of Ballymount Bin Collection Depot Today: WE
NOTE the refuse bin collection service in South Dublin is not on today
because trade union bin workers responded to a major residents' protest
which was held in opposition to the jailing of six residents by the
High Court yesterday and to the new policy of non-collection of taxpayers'
bins because they are boycotting the bin tax.
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Socialist
Party Dail Debate: The
courts are not in a position to call alleged murderers to account
but the High Court this morning could send six innocent residents
from south Dublin to jail for three weeks and fine them very heavily.
Their crime was to participate in a two hour, entirely peaceful protest
against the decision of South Dublin County Council to leave uncollected
the refuse bins of thousands of householders boycotting the bin tax.
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Socialist
Party Press Statement: IN
THE Dáil today during Leaders' Questions, Joe Higgins T.D.
challenged the Taoiseach on the jailing by the High Court of six South
Dublin residents. Joe Higgins said: "The courts are not in a
position to call alleged murderers to account but the High Court this
morning could send six innocent residents from south Dublin to jail
for three weeks and fine them very heavily.
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South
Dublin ABTC Press Statement: SIXTEEN
RESIDENTS from right across the South Dublin County are due to appear
in the High Court tomorrow (Mon 3rd) at 2pm on foot of a committal
order from South Dublin County Council. Most are in court for involvement
in protests against attempts by SDCC to leave peoples rubbish behind.
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Socialist
Party Press Statement: THE
ANTI Bin Tax Campaigns have successfully blockaded the bin depots
at Collins Avenue, Rathmines, Davitt Road (Dublin City Council) and
Ballymount (South County Dublin) this morning (30th October).
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Joint
Bint Tax Campiagns Leaflet: THE
COUNCILS and the Government have jailed 15 people to intimidate and
frighten residents into giving up their campaign against the bin tax.
The blockades at the bin depots on Tuesday and Wednesday shows that
they have failed. The campaign to end non-collection and to force
the Councils to collect all bins will continue.
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