City budget meeting to go ahead in ‘bunker’

Cork’s City Hall is being turned in to a “bunker” for next week’s city council budget meeting amid fears of disruption by protesters, it was claimed last night.

Three meetings of Cork City Council have been disrupted by protesters this year. One meeting was abandoned.

Cllr Mick Barry made his comments as councillors voted on a special resolution to give the lord mayor permission to adjourn next Monday’s meeting in the event of disruption by protesters, and reconvene it in-committee elsewhere in the building, with the media in attendance.