Up to 100 people protest outside Belmullet Garda Station
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UP TO 100 PEOPLE PROTESTED OUTSIDE BELMULLET GARDA STATION YESTERDAY AS PART OF A SHELL TO SEA PROTEST IN RESPONSE TO THE RECORDINGS THAT EMERGED THIS WEEK, WHERE GARDAI ALLEGEDLY JOKED ABOUT RAPING A FEMALE PROTESTER IN THEIR CUSTODY.
THE PROTESTERS WERE ALSO DEMANDING AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO POLICING OF THE CORRIB GAS PROJECT.
STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT WERE READ OUT BY LOCAL WOMEN ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL IRELAND, GLOBAL WOMEN'S STRIKE AND SINN FÉIN COUNCILLOR THÉRÈSE RUANE.
A FURTHER PROTEST WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5PM ON WEDNESDAY IN THE MARKET SQUARE IN CASTLEBAR.
