Community group protest social welfare cuts
A strong message is being sent to the Government today that it has got its spending priorities wrong.
A child will return a Christmas present to a Fianna Fáil-PD 'Santa Claus' who will pass it on to a horse in a protest by the Community Platform.
The umbrella group for local and voluntary sector organisations is staging the stunt outside Leinster House in protest at planned social welfare cuts.
Spokesperson Orla O'Connor claimed the controversial equestrian grants have shown up the Government.
