OCCUPY GALWAY CAMP DISMANTLED

Date Published: 16-May-2012

Gardaí and Galway city council have sucessfully dismantled the Occupy Galway camp in Eyre Square.

Up to 40 Gardaí moved in at 4 am, and removed 6 protestors.

A man in his 20s was arrested for failure to comply with the order but has since been released.

The camp consisting of close to 300 square metres of wooden pallets has now been removed.

Clothes, shoes, tents and all other property was put into bags and has now been brought to a city council unit.

Gardaí have crodoned off the area , and several city council personnel are currently power hosing the area.

The protestors have now all left the area.

City Manager Joe O' Neil says he is happy the operation ran succesfully