Lord Mayor to be presented with anti-water charges petition
It follows the refusal of the previous Lord Mayor to accept a similar petition last June.
A petition signed by over 22,000 people Leeside opposed to water charges is to be presented to City Hall once again.
It comes after former Lord Mayor Cllr Mary Shields refused to accept the petition in June on behalf of the office of the Lord Mayor as she said it urged people to break the law.
Protesters branded the move a snub and are now set to resubmit the petition which has an extra 7,000 signatures to recently elected Lord Mayor Cllr Chris O'Leary.
A major demonstration Leeside is being organised for September the 19th and organisers believe this will increase further the number of signatures on the petiton.
Speaking to RedFM News Diarmaid O'Cadhla of the People's Convention says organisers are expecting record numbers for next week's march.
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