red mum

This was taken last week, it was a surprisingly quiet week for protests at the Dáil.

On Friday I had a thought that I tweeted about people taking a pic at 10.10am, today Sunday the 1oth of October the 10th month of 2010. After an initial hiccup about the day (I thought it was Saturday) and another with the hashtag! (Gah to impatient tweeting) people responded with lots and lots of pics, so here they are.

If you tweeted a pic and I have somehow missed it, send me a link to it on twitter (@redmum) and I’ll amend the entry to include it.

Thanks to everyone who took part, the response was fantastic. And a big thanks to everyone who retweeted it and got more people involved. It was a bit of craic and a great peak into what was going on all over the place for one minute at 10.10am this morning. Thanks again

@ElliotTucker

@jen17million

@tigerlily

@annieatkins

@Rillaith

@IrishWebAwards

@ahremsee

@Maria_Shannon

@Maria_Shannon

@EimearMcA

@HartnettRob

@cloudsteph

@ivancorless

@Whistlinpaddy

@macaonghusa

@lisaagalvin

@gerry_collins

@gavan

@JBBC

@FoxTCork

@cathyby

@reidyder

@ValOD1

@c_oreilly

@TheLibraryGal

@topgold

@ConorWilson

@Tupp_Ed

@conor_pope

@davidmdot

@jwhelton

@raptureponie

@snastablasta

@umnumnum_cork

@davebolger

@dawnymac

@snastablasta

@posephoto

@fit_gurl

@_Kathryn_Mason

@ann_donnelly

@Darkstarf16

@andyheron

@colm_ryan

@koth

@davidod

@doogarry

@elana

@jay_at_hollands

@dawnymac

@stephenbrow

@lightnessalways

@kedaru

@rubot

@reverbstudios

@mattverso

@davexpatrick

@markwrafter

@NiamhMaher

@adrianweckler

@macshaned

@fmacconghail

@ScabbiAbi2

@efdel

@e_eric

@Little_WhiteDog

@karlypants

@MissDaviesJnr

@scottishwildcat

@JulieFrog

@magnumlady

@damianobroin

@cwren

@NiceDayDesigns

@tigerljily

@rpcorrigan

@davymac

@kesouthall

@niamhvus

@declanflynn

Cllr Richard Humphreys on Facebook

@stephenmulligan

@da_kar

@FlorMcCarthy

@LizMcGPR

@stephenmulligan

@Army_of_Id

And finally, as in finally off the camera and uploaded, my pic going into Dublin’s Port Tunnel @redmum

Unfortunately this week I missed a protest against deportation, I heard them, ran out and by the time I got there, they were packing up to leave. I also missed the storming of the Dail by the Fig Roll lads but others managed to snap them about town.

These papers show the headlines we woke up to last Friday, October 1st, after Black Thursday. As each day goes by it gets more and more depressing.

Last week was the first week back for the Dáil following the summer recess and the protesters were back in full force. It started Tuesday with people protesting against a visiting delegation from China, the second pic shows the subject of their ire travelling past, while the third is a man showing his opposition to NAMA and the prescription levy.

On Wednesday thats when the real show began with the Dáil coming back and all manners of protesters taking to the streets. There were people highlighting cancer screening, the anti civil partnership group, the families of children who’ve died in HSE care, the ICTU march, some anti-choicers including old heads from Youth Defence, Godly people, community groups and more. So the last lot of shots are from that motley crue and as ever there are more protest pics from last week on Pixie.