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Post by Papa C. on Jul 16, 2008 10:24:37 GMT
Man sets himself alight during Dublin protest
16/07/2008 - 07:58:54
A man is recovering in hospital this morning after setting himself on fire during a protest at an unofficial halting site in the Coolock area of north Dublin last night.
The incident happened at around 8pm during a demonstration by members of the Travelling community on Oscar Traynor Road.
A number of protestors doused themselves with petrol and one man set himself alight.
He was rushed to Beaumont hospital with second degree burns and is said to be in a stable condition this morning.
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Post by dangeresque on Jul 20, 2008 21:59:51 GMT
I know that area well, hard to imagine someone on fire there. I hope he makes a big recovery.  |
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Post by Papa C. on Jul 21, 2008 13:35:03 GMT
Sad that someone has to go through these lengths to make a point. Travellers go through terrible abuse from the state and many sections of the public. They are treated as second class citizens and nobody gives a damn! Almost every halting site you go passed there are cameras watching their every move. Imagine having a Garda camera pointed at your home 24/7. How would that make you feel?
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Post by Stallit 2 de Halfo on Jul 21, 2008 21:10:54 GMT
This just shows that its not just whinging* that travellers do (say, about moving on, being discriminated in bars etc), which I presume people would think, but that they actually mean it.
Travellers have the highest rate of suicide in the country, and its not for nothing.
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