€10,000 bill to stop Travellers tapping power lines

IARNRÓD EIREANN has spent €10,000 on 24-hour security to prevent Travellers from reconnecting to its electricity supply at a freight yard in Co Cork.

The company’s engineers were astonished to find that Travellers had hooked up to the points and signalling system and were powering a number of caravans.

Since the discovery two months ago, Iarnród Eireann has employed 24-hour security at the site at North Esk, Glanmire, to prevent the Travellers from hooking up to the system again. The ownership of the site is unclear, leading to difficulties in attempts to remove the Travellers.