Council asks Occupy campers to leave

CITY officials have asked Occupy Cork protesters to leave the city park where they have been camped for almost a month.

A spokesman for Cork City Council confirmed last night that officials are monitoring the situation on a daily basis, and that if the tents are not removed soon, other options, including court action, will be considered.

Fines of up to €1,900 can be imposed on individuals convicted of breaches of the council’s parks, cemeteries and open space bylaws, which prohibit the erection of tents on public open spaces.