Come Here To Me!

Hundreds gathered on Moore Street today to demand that the hugely important street be preserved. In recent times campaigners have been split over the issue of just what should be saved, with some relatives of 1916 leaders seeming happy for a small terrace of houses to be preserved within a new development, while the majority of the relatives and others argue that the entire terrace of houses, and the laneways around it, should be designated a national monument. Personally, I think another shopping centre is the last thing the city needs, and I feel we’re not using Moore Street and the area around it to its full potential.

To me, the streets contemporary life as a market area with a strong multicultural atmosphere is also worth preserving. Below are a series of images from the protest today, and my thanks to Bas Ó Curraoin for permission to post them here.

With the year that is in it, Jer O’Leary performed his Jim Larkin routine before the crowd. Those who haven’t can see him do the same at the launch of a comic in honour of Jim this Thursday.