13/05/2015
Protesters 'Physically Restrained' After Blockading Tánaiste's Car
A number of anti-water protesters had to be physically restrained by garda officers after blockading Tánaiste Joan Burton's ministerial car.
The Tánaiste was leaving a meeting on the Marriage Equality Referendum, when she was jeered and heckled by protesters outside the Regency Hotel in north Dublin shortly after 21:30 on Tuesday night.
According to reports a number of protesters laid in front of the car while others climbed onto the bonnet.
There were no reports of any arrests.
(MH/CD)
The Tánaiste was leaving a meeting on the Marriage Equality Referendum, when she was jeered and heckled by protesters outside the Regency Hotel in north Dublin shortly after 21:30 on Tuesday night.
According to reports a number of protesters laid in front of the car while others climbed onto the bonnet.
There were no reports of any arrests.
(MH/CD)
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