Several hundred people have attended a protest in the centre of Dublin in solidarity with the French yellow jacket demonstrations. Several hundred people have attended a protest in the centre of Dublin in solidarity with the French yellow jacket demonstrations. Irish protesters wore yellow vests and some had hard hats, while others tied scarves over their faces. The “yellow vest” movement in France, which takes its name from the fluorescent safety vests French motorists must carry in their vehicles, emerged in mid-November as a protest against fuel tax increases. On Friday, President Macron called for a return to calm in France after nearly a month of protests by the so-called 'yellow vest' movement against his government's policies.

Source: Irish Independent December 15, 2018 15:45 UTC