Border Communities Against Brexit
Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) is an organisation which seeks to protect people who live close to the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the claimed negative consequences of Brexit.[1] The organisation is active in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In July 2017 the European Parliament awarded the group a European Citizen's Prize.[2]
Protests
[edit]On 8 October 2016 six protests took place along the border. One took place at Carrickcarnon, Dundalk where a mock customs checkpoint was set up.[3] About 150 protesters gathered at the border between Belcoo in County Fermanagh and Blacklion in County Cavan.[4] There were also protests at Moybridge between Tyrone and Monaghan, Aghalane between Fermanagh and Cavan and Lifford Bridge between Tyrone and Donegal.[5]
In late March 2017 the organisation marched on Stormont. The protest included about 300 people, including SDLP leader Colum Eastwood and Sinn Féin leader in the North, Michelle O'Neill.[6] In September 2019, leaders of the organisation met with the French ambassador to Ireland, Stephane Crouzat.[7] In January 2020, the organisation organised a protest alongside the Irish border.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Concerned local anti-Brexit group formed
- ^ "Border Communities Against Brexit awarded European Citizen's Prize". 20 March 2024.
- ^ Brexit protesters set up mock checkpoint on border
- ^ Protesters against Brexit gather in Cavan and Fermanagh
- ^ Priest to lead Border communities’ protest over Brexit
- ^ "Stormont protest over Brexit warns against hard border". rte.ie. 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Members of Border Communities Against Brexit meet French ambassador to Ireland". Breaking News. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Anti-Brexit activists stage protest at Irish border". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 July 2020.