City council spends €1,200 on security for two meetings

Cork City Council spent approximately €1,200 hiring outside staff to provide security at two of the local authority’s meetings this week, one of which was cancelled due to a protest.

City Hall has confirmed that it is reviewing security arrangements following the abandonment of recent meetings of city councillors.

Cork City Council said it had employed 12 security staff at a cost of around €600 to manage Monday night’s abandoned meeting, and repeated the practice at City Hall on Tuesday, when councillors reconvened to hear the motions from the previous two meetings.