City Council meeting abandoned once again
Cork City Council had to abandon its meeting last night after an anti-water charge protester refused to leave the council chamber. Diarmaid Ó Cadhla of the People’s Convention said he was protesting at a council’s decision to remove the group’s posters advertising an anti-water-charges march. Earlier, the group staged a sit-in and blocked access to the chamber for several hours in protest over the council’s decision. This latest disruption means the city’s councillors have now not met in public session for a month and the Cork's Deputy Lord Mayor Kenneth O’Flynn is now examining the possibility of tightening security. AUDIO: Speaking to RedFM News Diarmaid Ó Cadhla says he felt he had no choice but to escalate his campaign: Click the PLAY button above to hear.
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