Water protesters are out of touch

Another weekend, another anti-water protest. This time, the chosen venue is the Labour Party’s annual conference in Killarney.

The party had declared in its 2011 election manifesto that it did not favour water charges and during the middle of the campaign it ran the infamous Tesco-style advertisements attacking Fine Gael’s plans for water charges of up to €238 per family.

It might have won the party some votes, but it was foolish in ...