Cork protester goes on hunger strike over water charges

A man began a hunger strike and slept outside Cork City Hall last night in protest at water charges.

Gary Coleman, 28, from Southern Road in Cork, said he felt compelled to stage the drastic protest to drive home to government the level of public anger over water charges.

“Everyone is angry about it and the march in Dublin at the weekend was fine, but we have to take it up a level now,” he said.