CITY OCCUPY CAMP REFUSES TO VACATE EYRE SQUARE

Date Published: 09-Mar-2012

The Occupy Galway protestors are refusing to leave their Eyre Square encampment despite a formal request from city council officals.

Galway City Council says the camp must be dismantled and removed due to the serious health and safety risks it currently poses.

A formal request was made yesterday after a joint operation in Dublin involving upwards of 100 Gardai to cleared the Occupy Dame Street camp.

The Galway encampment now consists of 8 tents and has been located on Eyre Square since last October as part of a worldwide movement against corporate greed.One protestor told Galway Bay fm news that a request has now been made to the council asking for a clear statement on its objections to the site.