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Wed 10 Oct 2008Minister booed off the altar by over 1,000 angry pensioners
PROTESTER' MEETING: MINISTER OF State John Moloney had the singular experience of being booed off the altar by more than 1,000 angry pensioners yesterday.
A few hours earlier, the Government announced a number of changes to the plan to abolish the automatic right to medical cards for the over-70s, so Mr Maloney might have expected a muted welcome when he represented the Government at the Age Action meeting on the issue.
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