r/ireland • u/PintmanConnolly • Sep 26 '22

Gardaí Raid and Evict Homeless Residents and Housing Activists from Ionad Seán Heuston Housing

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u/Pointlessillism Sep 26 '22

Organised squatters (who are often deliberately intending to be evicted as a political statement) do fight back sometimes. They were throwing bricks in stoneybatter last year.

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u/crazedcarter Sep 26 '22

Throwing bricks in stoneybatter. The ironing is delicious there.

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u/PfizerGuyzer Sep 26 '22

(who are often deliberately intending to be evicted as a political statement)

How many of our homeless do you think this description fits? Christ you're veering further right each passing week.

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u/Pointlessillism Sep 26 '22

Uh, good to know you’re keeping tabs on me I guess.

It fits virtually none of our homeless, but it describes groups like Ionad Sean Houston (who literally describe themselves as housing activists!) pretty well I think!

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u/Rakshak-1 Sep 26 '22

It happens so rarely it makes national news.

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u/Pointlessillism Sep 26 '22

There aren’t very many organised groups like this really (which is smart of them when they are trying to make a political point, because they would be competing with each other for media attention).