Failure to accept anti-water charges petition defended
Cllr Ken O'Flynn says he was under instruction from the Lord Mayor.
The deputy Lord Mayor has moved to defend his absence on the steps of City Hall last night - where 50 anti-water charges campaigners had assembled to hand over a petition with 15,000 signatures calling for an end to water charges.
Cllr Ken O'Flynn says he was under instruction not to accept the documents from the Lord Mayor - who is currently abroad on city business.
Representatives from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael offered to accept the signatures on behalf of the council - however the People's Convention branded the move a snub to the 15,000 people who wanted the Lord Mayor to receive the petition.
Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Ken O'Flynn says it was the Lord Mayor's decision that her office should not be involved in any political movement - and other arrangements had been put in place.
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