It was cold. It was very wet. Even so, 12,000 people stood on Molesworth Street and gave a clear signal to the government that the budget cuts to education were wrong. I stood around amongst the sea of slogans – some of which were brilliant, (Battman Robin our kids, Taoiseach Leave our Kids Alone, All in all Batt’s just another brick in the Dáil, Off to China like a Batt our of Our hell, etc.) There were about a dozen speakers most of who didn’t speak loudly enough, which was a pity. To be honest and I don’t feel right saying this… I thought the Sinn Féin TD was the best of the lot. There were a lot of great speakers and the ones who called a chorus of cheers and boos kept us going as the rain poured down. After an hour and a half, it was over.
