Marches continue against water charges

Up to 1,000 people marched in Killarney on Saturday afternoon, with placards and notices demanding not just the scrapping of water charges but also an end to the bank bailout.

Traffic was stopped in the Co Kerry town centre for just under an hour as the march led by a lone piper, Denis O’Reilly from Tralee, moved from the Friary Courthouse at the eastern edge of the town to the Market Cross area in Main St.

Gardaí, who controlled traffic, put the turnout at around 850, while others said more than 1,000 had taken part.