by Alan Jacques
(pic: Munster Images)
IRISH Water is set to go up in smoke this weekend with a major bonfire in the city giving those opposed to the charges an opportunity to set their bills alight.
Billed as a “family-friendly protest”, the event organised by the We Won’t Pay campaign will take place from 2 to 3pm at City Hall and is expected to be “the biggest ‘bonfire in the history of Limerick”.
- External Walls: Up to €8,000 Grant
- Attic: Up to €1,500 Grant
- Cavity Walls: Up to €1,700 Grant
- Internal Dry Lining: Up to €4,500 Grant
This Saturday’ protest is being billed as the most colourful and lively yet, with face-painting, music, balloons and an ice cream van.
According to Anti Austerity Alliance councillor Cian Prendiville, the bonfire is a chance for all those opposed to water charges to come together. He is also encouraging people who have already binned or burned their bills to attend.
“Non-payment is not an individual action, it is part of a mass movement – the biggest movement in the history of the State. This event is about solidarity, people standing together and burning their bills, sending a clear message to Irish Water and the government that we have no intentions of paying twice for water,” he explained.
“There will also be a ‘Trial of Denis O’Brien’, where we will have a mock billionaire take the stand, and we will list out all the charges of greed and cronyism against him and allow the public to be the jury,” he added.