Taking it to the Streets.

There was a massive student protest in Dublin yesterday on Wednesday. The protest was over a raise in student fees that the current elected official campaigned on not allowing. So about 30,000 students took to the streets on Wednesday and marched around Trinity, a small bit of Dublin, and on to the government building where they held a rally. The gardaí (Irish police) were out and about as well - including a few mounted officers and some in full-on riot gear (There are picture of the horses below, Missy!). With the exception of a few tiny squirmishes, the whole thing was quite peaceful. And quite loud. I was there to observe a bit of it, but my sense of self-preservation told me to move off just in case anything did happen. And of course, there were some great signs. A few boys carried around a casket for education and recovery. For the Harry Potter fans, someone had a a sign saying that even Voldemort didn't have to pay fees. Quite the exciting day.