Unemployment protest in Dublin

Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins has called on people to participate in Saturday’s protest against unemployment in Dublin

Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins has called on people to participate in Saturday’s protest against unemployment in Dublin. The protest will be held at 1 pm outside the Central Bank.

Mr Higgins said in Dublin yesterday that that the idea of a European-wide week of protest arose from an initiative between himself and 15 other MEPs from the EU left group in the European Parliament.

“We believe that the savage attacks on the living standards of working people . . . whereby they are being made to pay for this economic crisis caused by the greed of the super rich, calls for joint solidarity action throughout Europe,” he said.

Michael O'Regan

Michael O'Regan

Michael O’Regan is a former parliamentary correspondent of The Irish Times