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Afghans stage Dublin (Episcopalian) Cathedral protest
RTE, Dublin, Ireland ^ | 14 May 2006 22:56 | RTE News Staff

Posted on 05/14/2006 6:32:31 PM PDT by Murtyo

A group of Afghans are staging a sit-in at St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

The group of around 30 have been at the Cathedral since earlier this afternoon.

It is understood those involved in the protest are failed asylum seekers facing deportation. Advertisement

They have said they were planning to go on hunger strike.

Gardaí say they are demanding to speak to officials at the Department of Justice.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; afghans; anglicanchurch; cathedral; churchofireland; dublin; ireland; protest; stpatricks
I want to see a bunch of Christians occupy a mosque in Arabia
1 posted on 05/14/2006 6:32:37 PM PDT by Murtyo
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To: Murtyo

These muzlims are infesting the world like a plague of cockroaches...
The do however, seem to have an ally in the Catholic church...


2 posted on 05/14/2006 6:56:30 PM PDT by Iscool (You mess with me, you mess with the whole trailer park...)
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To: Murtyo

go home and rebuild your country assholes...


3 posted on 05/14/2006 7:11:09 PM PDT by steel_resolve (BUSH IS WHACK ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.)
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To: Murtyo; Happygal; Colosis; Black Line; Cucullain; SomeguyfromIreland; Youngblood; Fergal; Cian; ...

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19151941-5001028,00.html

"State broadcaster RTE quoted Justice Minister Michael McDowell as saying he would not negotiate with the hunger strikers and his department did not deal with asylum seekers en bloc."

He's a good man, that McDowell.


4 posted on 05/15/2006 12:20:50 PM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~| IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)
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