OCCUPY GALWAY CAMP TO BE RAISED AT COUNCIL MEETING

Date Published: 05-Jan-2012

The issue of the Occupy Galway camp in Eyre Square will be raised at a meeting of the City Council next week.

Councillor Padraig Conneely is accusing the City Manager of failing to protect public property.

The Occupy Galway protestors have pitched their tents in Eyre Square since October 15th last year.

They're part of a global campaign of protest against corporate greed.

However, a spokesperson for the City Council says the Council has no power to remove the protestors.

Before Christmas, the City Manager formally requested the Gardaí to remove the protestors under a discretionary power.

So far, no action has been taken.