Cork Mayor will present water petition to Dáil

The Lord Mayor of Cork plans to present, to the Dáil next week, a “boycott Irish Water petition” signed by 22,000 people which the previous mayor refused to accept.

Sinn Féin’s Chris O’Leary welcomed members of The People’s Convention to City Hall yesterday, accepted their petition, and agreed to deliver it to Dáil Eireann on Thursday week when he is due in Dublin to attend the national launch of the 1916 commemorations.

“It was the civilised thing to do,” Mr O’Leary said.