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The rally was called by
the "Stop Salmon Drift Nets Now" organisation to demonstrate the depth of feeling to the Government at the Fianna Fail (governing party) Ard Fheis (annual general meeting) which was being held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Killarney.
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| The rally convened at
1.30pm on the Saturday afternoon. Between 4-5,00 supporters turned out. |
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Several addresses were
made as the crowd gathered at the Grotto on the outskirts of Killarney town. |
| The parade proceeded into and through the town centre & then out towards the Gleneagles hotel |
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The parade was about one
mile long and took over an hour to cover the 2¼ miles to the Gleneagles. |
| The parade concluded right outside the Gleneagles and the masses were then addressed by a number of speakers - Vincent Duigan (Campaign manager for Stop Now), Patsy Peril (Irish Drift Netsmens Ass.) followed by Orri Vigfussen (NASF) & concluding with Niall Green (Chairman - Stop Now) |
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The culmination was the presentation of a letter of protest to Minister John O'Donoghue in the presence of Noel Flynn & the infamous Pat "the Cope" Gallagher.
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