PROTESTERS on the march against water charges vowed that they would not shout abuse at any Minister or the President when he visits Tralee later this month.
The comment was made by Phil Horgan of Right2Water Tralee in The Square, after a group – numbering around 400 people according to organisers – marched there from the Brandon Car Park.
It was one of many protests held nationwide to mark the deadline for registration with Irish Water on Monday.
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Mr Horgan said any protest he takes part in, when Ministers are present, will be a peaceful one, but they’ll “know he was there”.
His comments were echoed by Deputy Michael Healy Rae (Ind), who also spoke and said Kerry people would not resort to abuse like the minority of protesters in Dublin who abused President Higgins over a week ago.
Deputies Tom Fleming (Ind) and Martin Ferris (Sinn Fein) were among the others who spoke in The Square on Saturday, reiterating their opposition to the water charges.
Scroll down for a video of the protestors and short excerpts of the passionate speeches from Deputies Michael Healy Rae and Martin Ferris. Scroll down further for photos…