March for a Better Way was a demonstration held in

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on Saturday 27 November 2010 at 11:30 am. Organised by the

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(ICTU), it followed Ireland's admission of the EU/ ECB/ IMF troika. The demonstration was one of the largest to ever take place in Ireland, with an estimated 100,000 people in attendance. The '' Irish Independent'' described it as the largest trade union march of 2010. The march route was from

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to the General Post Office on

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and 50,000 people participated.Thousands march against austerity measures.
RTÉ. 2010-11-27.

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