Gormley faces protest over plan to ‘vandalise’ weir

MINISTER for the Environment John Gormley is expected to face a large protest when he visits a town in North Cork later today.

Protesters say it is ironic that John Gormley will launch a document entitled The Heritage of North Cork, while his junior minister, Eamonn Ryan, is intent on semi-demolishing a piece of history in the locality.

The 12th-century weir in Fermoy is at the centre of a major row as plans to lower it and introduce new fish runs are being vehemently opposed by a number of people.