Over the last few months we have seen massive public indignation over the introduction of the water charge. Although it has subdued since it zenith, protests still go on coupled with promises of non-payment.
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Pro-water charges campaign did not mislead students
The campaign manager for the no side in the recent TCDSU referendum on water charges responds to criticism of his campaign.
In a Trinity News article on the SU water charges referendum published this week, Liam Cowley forgot to mention one salient point: 54% of students in Trinity voted against the union campaigning for their abolition. This contradicts the argument made …
What does the result of the water charges referendum say about Trinity students?
Despite a misleading campaign by the ‘No’ side, an encouraging number of Trinity students saw the need to challenge the injustice represented by the water charges.
2,110 students, out of a valid poll of 4,619, voted in support of the call for the SU to campaign against water charges two weeks ago. The ‘Yes’ side was 5% short of a majority. Considering the lack of debate …
Passing of water charges referendum would help ‘normalise’ TCD – ‘yes’ campaign manager
Thomas Hanlon, the “yes” campaign manager for the upcoming SU referendum on whether the union should actively oppose water charges, has said that a positive outcome in the referendum would help to “normalise” Trinity for the wider public.
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Why students should vote Yes in TCDSU water charges referendum
Liam Cowley urges students to vote ‘Yes’ in this week’s water charges referendum, which would mandate the TCD SU to campaign for the abolition of water charges.
This week, students are being given the opportunity to join the grassroots campaign gathering momentum across Ireland. Rejection of water charges as another austerity measure has mobilised citizens across the state. People’s self-empowerment is being realised, from remote rural areas …
Phil debate sees Trinity students vote in favour of water charges
Trinity students voted not to refuse to pay water charges at a debate held by the University Philosophical Society last night. The motion “This House Would Refuse to Pay the Water Charges” was narrowly defeated following a well-contested debate made …
Water charges have tapped into accumulated frustration at years of austerity
The latest national protest against water charges and Irish Water last Wednesday provided what is the only the latest in a series of extraordinary scenes of popular mobilisation over the last few months. What exactly lies behind this sudden upsurge …