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Thousands protest in Dublin over controversial water charges

2015-03-22 11 Dailymotion

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Dublin as anger boils over new water charges.<br /><br /> Households in the Republic of Ireland are set to be billed as part of the final phase of a seven-year, 30 billion euro austerity drive.<br /><br /> The introduction of domestic water charges has become the most controversial of all the belt-tightening measures.<br /><br /> Protesters against the move say families are being pushed over the edge.<br /><br /> Saturday’s demonstration was organised by Right2Water, which represents community groups, political parties and unions.

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