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Sat 05 May 2010The day Ireland stood up, but couldn't be counted
Excitable reporting of the ‘storming’ of the Dáil meant that the nature of Tuesday’s protest – and its size – were misrepresented, writes PAUL CULLEN
DAVID CAMERON was being unveiled as the new British prime minister on Tuesday night when Sky News interrupted its coverage to tell viewers that the Dáil had been invaded. “Bid to storm Irish parliament foiled,” stated the ever excitable broadcaster, over some shaky footage of shouting demonstrators and baton-wielding gardaí jousting at the gates of Leinster House.
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