Swallowing Austerity Turns Into Irish Way as Strikes Grip South
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In a village in Cork in southern Ireland, about 50 farmers and business people meet on Sundays after mass to protest against taxpayer bailouts of bankers.
They hold up their banner, wait for the traffic to stop, and set off on their march 200 yards up the road and back to bemoan the collapse of the country’s economy. As the anniversary of Ireland’s 85 billion-euro ($117 billion) international rescue approaches, organizer Diarmuid O’Flynn said the group has struggled to approach 100 people since they started in March.