Final pre-election ambulance picket

Fantastic turnout for our last picket before the election. Bring on tomorrow, don’t forget the ambulance issue when you vote!

5 Reasons to Vote #1 Martin Grehan

Hi all,

Our final video to promote the campaign and explain what we’re about. A rejection of parish pump politics and resistance and dissent on local issues like unfinished estates and the ambulance cuts.

Please share widely.

Austerity Kills – Ambulance Cuts Video

 

Liffey Champion article on Ambulance Cuts posters

Article in the Liffey Champion which gives even more publicity to the ambulance cuts issue, thanks to them 🙂

KCC investigation into ambulance poster erection “waste of money and resources”

An investigation by Kildare County Council (KCC) into the erection of “Austerity Kills – Save Our Ambulance” posters has been branded by People Before Profit North Kildare as a “waste of money and resources”.

People Before Profit candidate for Maynooth local electoral area Martin Grehan said: “Highlighting the ambulance cuts is far more important than the specifics of litter legislation. The posters are not litter. Nationwide people are losing their lives because of a crumbling ambulance service caused by swingeing cuts at govermental level. Efforts would be best focused on returning this vital local service than investigating the erection of the posters. However, we understand that individual staff members at KCC are only doing their jobs, our criticisms lie with the legislation and Fine Gael and Labour, the implementers of the ambulance cuts”

Ambulance Posters cause a stir…

The Liffey Champion report on how our posters are “illegal” at front of paper, while our protest slots in somewhere in the middle. Great publicity for the posters, the slogan, and the cause. Returning our ambulance service is a much more important issue than the legality of posters, and journalists attempting to stir things are only aiding us by giving us publicity.

 

Some pictures of myself and Réada sticking up another two posters today.

Photos from Dublin Fire Brigade “Save Your Ambulance” Protest

Went in today to show solidarity with Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB). They were marching to save their ambulance services from the clutches of the HSE. As we marched word reached us that due to the outcry the review is cancelled and DFB’s service is safe for the foreseeable future.

Just shows that people power can win concessions, gives us hope where our campaign is concerned.

Photos from Ambulance Protest

We had a great response from public on Saturday at the protest, slowing traffic to a stand-still at one point with our chants. A few pics from the day, starting with one of me and my green laces on the megaphone:

Ambulance Protest, tomorrow, Saturday April 5th @12

A protest will take place tomorrow to highlight the issue of the Ambulance Cuts on Thursdays. We are looking for individuals and families who have stories about delays obtaining ambulances, please come along if you have a story to share!

The Square, Maynooth @12

Speakers include:

Martin Grehan (PBPA)

Brendan Young (Community Solidarity)

Réada Cronin (SF)

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/645003725565758/

Twitter: #austeritykills

Thursday Ambulance Picket #1

Every Thursday from now on, during the 7am to 7pm window when we’ve no ambulance, we’ll be picketing North Kildare to draw attention to the issue.  Today we done Maynooth outside some of the schools and got a great response from concerned parents.