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A lone protester was arrested today after he arrived at the gates of Leinster House in a crane to mark the start of Budget day.
The demonstrator parked near the Dail in a cherry picker covered with a number of slogans attacking politicians and the banking sector.
The man, wearing a builder's hard hat and a yellow fluorescent coat, raised himself to a height in the cage, where he remained for more than an hour, using a loudspeaker to play the hit single
Poker Face by Lady Gaga and the theme from the spaghetti western
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
The control panel was sealed off, preventing gardai from bringing the protester back to the ground.
The man lowered the crane arm at around 8.45am and was arrested by half a dozen officers, who bundled him into the back of a garda van.
The man was taken to Pearse Street Garda Station, in the city centre, and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
