This article is from page 1 of the 2014-10-21 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 1 JPG
UP TO 1,000 people protested against water charges in Clare on Saturday. Supporters of the group ‘Clare Says No to Water Charges’ gathered in O’Connell Square Ennis at 1pm and marched through the county town chatting slogans: “ From the r iver to the sea, Ir ish wa ter will be free, ” and “ Enda Kenny not a penny ”.
‘Clare Says No To Water Charges’ organised another public meeting in Ennis on Monday night pledging to take a more militant approach.
Meanwhile more than 100 local people are now involved in an organised, round-the-clock, blockades to prevent water metres from being installed in part of East and South Clare.
So called ‘metre-watch’ groups have been established in six Clare towns and villages to prevent Irish Water and sub-contractors from installing metres outside people’s homes.