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Direct Action Protest Leaves Harney Seeing Red In Cherry Orchard

category dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | feature author Monday November 01, 2010 21:26author by éirígí PRO - éirígí Report this post to the editors

Oppose December's Blood Budget

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Blood on her hands as she buries our public health system for private gain

éirígí activist Louise Minihan today poured red paint over Mary Harney's clothing in Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin.

The direct action took place as Harney was preparing to turn the sod at a long overdue mental health unit at Cherry Orchard Hospital. Just yards away is the Laurel Unit - an 18 bed ward for sufferers of alzheimers and dementia - which was closed down during the summer as a direct result of the HSE recruitment embargo.

Over the last number of years the surrounding community of Cherry Orchard and Ballyfermot have been forced to mobilise in defence of the hospital on numerous occasions. As Harney arrived at the hospital she was met by twenty protesters from the local community demanding greater funding.

The pouring of diluted red paint on Harney's coat symbolised the blood that she, Fianna Fail and the Green Party have on their hands. The cutbacks in healthcare that will be contained in Decembers blood budget will result in the unnecessary and avoidable deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of people over the coming years. Irish citizens are literally dying to satisfy the demands of the IMF, the EU and the money markets. The wealth of this country should be used to provide a first class health service that is open to everyone and not to bail out the private banks.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Louise Minihan taken to Ballyfermot Garda station     éirígí PRO    Mon Nov 01, 2010 13:31 
   Great shot     opus diablos    Mon Nov 01, 2010 13:39 
   Louise on Joe Duffy now     Kev    Mon Nov 01, 2010 13:49 
   Health difficulty certainly     Despairing for Society    Mon Nov 01, 2010 13:52 
   Right / Left , whatever mood you are in at the time .     Sceptic .    Mon Nov 01, 2010 14:27 
   Liveline     William    Mon Nov 01, 2010 14:55 
   Stairway to Heaven ?     Michael ;    Mon Nov 01, 2010 15:17 
   Well done     Peggy    Mon Nov 01, 2010 15:23 
   Duffy the bully     old codger    Mon Nov 01, 2010 15:41 
 10   Poor Mary Harney     Renal patient    Mon Nov 01, 2010 15:41 
 11   More more paint, please.     Terry    Mon Nov 01, 2010 15:41 
 12   The Hucklebuck .     Kenny    Mon Nov 01, 2010 16:14 
 13   Health Slasher     eco joe    Mon Nov 01, 2010 17:05 
 14   MARY HARNEY AND OUR POLITICANS     Drummer    Mon Nov 01, 2010 17:45 
 15   painting a different picture     Con Carroll    Mon Nov 01, 2010 18:05 
 16   Priority     Des    Mon Nov 01, 2010 20:55 
 17   Halloween Horror     Gigs D    Mon Nov 01, 2010 21:13 
 18   apathy away     riot    Mon Nov 01, 2010 21:30 
 19   Blood Budget Resistance     Loving it    Mon Nov 01, 2010 22:50 
 20   well played Louise!     Gerard    Mon Nov 01, 2010 22:52 
 21   Traitors one and all     Sick of them all.    Mon Nov 01, 2010 23:14 
 22   does not need photoshop!     Madam K    Mon Nov 01, 2010 23:27 
 23   Where is the solidarity statements     Shane    Mon Nov 01, 2010 23:49 
 24   The Pitz .     Sceptic .    Mon Nov 01, 2010 23:57 
 25   Good one     @    Tue Nov 02, 2010 05:47 
 26   symmetrical action     seth    Tue Nov 02, 2010 07:12 
 27   Join the cause     Facebook    Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:02 
 28   Harney Protest     Ghandi    Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:57 
 29   slightly surprised..     opus diablos    Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:49 
 30   Lemmings     Duffy    Tue Nov 02, 2010 17:09 
 31   Lest - we - decide - to - forget .     Sceptic .    Tue Nov 02, 2010 21:30 
 32   Fair play to Louise     bpm    Wed Nov 03, 2010 01:14 
 33   More Harney photoshop & cartoons     More Harney photoshop & cartoons    Wed Nov 03, 2010 09:54 
 34   brilliant cartoon...     V for vendetta    Wed Nov 03, 2010 19:25 
 35   HSE - Mary Harney's Frankenstein Legacy Of Pain & Suffering     chidren_of_lir    Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:09 
 36   Vote Yes     For Once    Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:14 
 37   Vote Yes     Proper link    Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:15 
 38   A Passing Comment     Mr Man    Fri Nov 05, 2010 14:45 
 39   centres of excellence?...centres of spinholery more like     MrsWoman    Fri Nov 05, 2010 22:19 
 40   not much point though...     V for vendetta    Fri Nov 05, 2010 22:34 
 41   A Tale of 2 City's ;.     Sceptic ;    Sat Nov 06, 2010 02:09 
 42   HSE Noone Wants To Take Responsibility     Everywo/man    Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:28 
 43   out of control?     opus diablos    Sat Nov 06, 2010 15:53 
 44   couple of points on that     opus diablos    Sat Nov 06, 2010 18:04 
 45   HSE & Mary Harney     children_of_lir    Sun Nov 07, 2010 04:38 
 46   The Dark Streets & New Troubles     children_of_lir    Sun Nov 07, 2010 07:39 
 47   lir children...     opus diablos    Mon Nov 08, 2010 13:39 
 48   Meanwhile...     Im Patient    Mon Nov 08, 2010 22:55 
 49   Across The Board Lack Of Accountability By Minister Harney     children_of_lir    Tue Nov 09, 2010 06:37 
 50   A later entry     Another Photoshop    Tue Nov 09, 2010 23:15 
 51   Economically, Ireland is barely doing better than Greece     children_of_lir    Thu Nov 11, 2010 15:49 
 52   "The Party Is Over In Ireland"     children_of_lir    Fri Nov 12, 2010 03:30 
 53   idle moment...     opus diablos    Fri Nov 12, 2010 14:54 
 54   International Banks Are Now Saying Irish Government's Crediibility Is On The Line     children_of-lir    Sat Nov 13, 2010 14:56 
 55   Louise Minihan Charged - Assault, Criminal Damage & Breach of Peace     children_of_lir    Wed Nov 24, 2010 07:21 
 56   the real irony     opus diablos    Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:07 
 57   "Bloody" Mary Without Accountability     children_of_lir    Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:59 
 58   Unnecessary Deaths In Our HSE Failing Hospitals     children_of_lir    Mon Nov 29, 2010 03:50 


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