Galway Marches Against War

Today, Saturday 22 February, a large number of people came out in Galway to protest at the upcoming war for oil. A march was held from Fr Griffin Park to Eyre Square where many speakers, poets and singers addressed the crowd.

Notable amongst the statements was the song addressed to Mary Harney that went "We're not anti-american, we're anti-war, and if you don't understand that, you must be a simpleton".

Also anger was displayed at the recent comments by some politicians that marchers were somehow misguided and being overly sentimental, and it was stated that if anyone has the weight of rationality and logic on their side it is the anti-war movement not the warmongers.