Security drive as Cobh prepares for Paisley visit

GARDAÍ are beefing up security for next Friday’s visit of Ian Paisley to Cobh, Co Cork, amid concerns that dissident republicans are planning a protest.

Hundreds of fliers were delivered to houses in the area in the past few days, urging people to join the protest outside the town’s Commodore Hotel.

No mention was made on the fliers of who was behind the planned protest, but it is understood that gardaí are monitoring the movements of a number of people in the lead-up to Mr Paisley’s visit.