Crowds have protested in Cork city against the continued lockdown, despite Garda checkpoints seeking to turn back demonstrators and warnings that those attending could face fines. Protestors gathered in Patrick’s Street in the city centre and heard from speakers including Peter O’Donoghue, who said he was marching for his mother, who having buried her second son, […]
The wave of unrest follows several months of varying degrees of lockdown, with protestors, business owners and many customers appearing to have had enough.
On Friday, the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said something that was, given its context, infinitely revealing. Speaking at a press conference, he addressed the use of batons and excessive force by Gardaí against lockdown protestors on Grafton Street on Thursday. He also welcomed the additional enforcement powers given to the Gardai to sanction people who […]