Posted by Dublin Reporter on Feb 11th, 2013
Press statement
Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) 11 Feb 2013
Eyewitness reports of Garda violence at South Dublin County Council
Brutal force used on peaceful anti-property tax protesters
19 year old protester hospitalised: plainclothes Garda ‘smashed my head on wall’
Campaigners against the property tax – who staged one of a number of peaceful...
Posted by Dublin Reporter on Feb 11th, 2013
Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes activists report instances of harassment by a number of ICTU stewards and Gardaí at last Saturday’s demonstrations
In the aftermath of last Saturday’s demonstrations called by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions a clear picture emerged that a number of ICTU stewards and the Gardaí engaged in a policy of harassment, physical intimidation and...
Posted by Dublin Reporter on Feb 10th, 2013
Press Statement: Large turnout of protestors shows property tax can be beaten, says Campaign
The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) has claimed that the large turnout of anti-property tax protestors on today’s anti-debt marches has shown that “the property tax will become a major headache for the government, and can be beaten.”
Speaking after the protests, John Lyons,...
Members of The Campaign Against the Household and Water Taxes (CAHWT) in Dublin 8 this evening entered the constituency offices of the Fine Gael TD Catherine Byrne in Inchicore, refusing to leave until she justified to her constituents why she supports the introduction of the unfair and regressive double tax that is the Property Tax. Approximately twenty protestors had gathered outside of the...
Posted by Frankie Keogh on Feb 5th, 2013
Press statement: Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (Coolock/Santry)
Campaign Against Household & Property Taxes steps up its fight against the property tax in Coolock/Santry
Speaking ahead of a special public meeting taking place this Thursday 7th February at 7:30pm local CAHWT activist Frankie Keogh said:
“The campaign is determined to build on the success of the...