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Shaun Keenan

Demonstrators stage sit-in protest at Derry council offices over cost of living crisis

Demonstrators have staged a sit-in protest at the Derry City and Strabane District Council building over the cost of living.

It comes as a special meeting of the council was held on Friday (March 11).

On the agenda, councillors discussed the cost of living crisis facing the city and district council area.

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The meeting prompted three members of Derry Against Fuel Poverty to enter the council building on Friday to protest.

Sinead Quinn, who set up the Derry Against Fuel Poverty page, broadcasted a Facebook Live from the Strand Road building.

She said: "We can't let this go on folks.

"I waited to see what was going to happen what was going to benefit the people and there was very little in it.

"The people who did fight very hard were not the big parties. They sat on the fence.

"Go back and listen to the meeting.

"We are sick of it. People standing together is a very powerful thing.

"With every ounce of our being, we will continue to do this. We won't let you down."

Meanwhile, Stormont party leaders failed to agree on how to allocate £300 million to families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis at a virtual meeting on Friday.

The leaders met for 90 minutes on Friday with Attorney General Brenda King and Department of Finance officials in attendance for the first part of the meeting.

It was the second meeting of party leaders on the issue of rising energy costs in two days.

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For more Derry news, visit our new site MyDerry

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