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Thu 12 Dec 2008Ó Cuív restrains student at protest
MINISTER FOR Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív says he fears for the safety of workers at his office in Galway following a scuffle at NUI Galway on Tuesday evening.
The Minister admitted restraining a student at the university when Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe arrived to announce the construction of a new €50 million engineering building. About 50 students staged a protest protesting at the proposed reintroduction of university fees.
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