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STATEMENT FROM GALWAY CITY COUNCIL - 16th May, 2012
This morning, Wednesday, 16th May, the encampment erected by Occupy Galway was removed from Eyre Square.
An Garda Síochána with the support of Galway City Council staff took action to remove the Occupy Galway encampment because it had been erected without the Council’s consent and, despite being requested to do so, the occupiers had refused to leave voluntarily. The occupation was therefore illegal. The Elected Members of the Council had also called for the ending of the occupation.
Members of the wider public have been denied the use of part of a public amenity by this occupation for several months. Structures erected on the plaza in Eyre Square created a risk to the safety of the occupiers themselves and to others.
Galway City Council fully respects the right of any person or group to engage in lawful protest. City Council has facilitated, and will continue to facilitate, groups who wish to protest lawfully at Eyre Square. The Occupy Now encampment was an occupation of a public amenity that is not permitted under the law.
Seamus Quirke Road Update
Further to the improvement works currently underway on the Seamus Quirke/Bishop O' Donnell roads, please note the following:
To facilitate surfacing works, lane closures will be in operation on the Old Seamus Quirke Road from 20:00 on Tuesday May 22 to 11:00 on Wednesday May 23, 2012. Traffic management will be in operation and diversion signage will be in place, while works are underway.
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