Cork councillor claims peers vetoed home for elderly Traveller couple

A county councillor has claimed some of her colleagues conspired to prevent an elderly Traveller couple being given a county council house in north Cork.

Cork County Hall

Cllr Melissa Mullane claimed some County Hall members recently lobbied executive staff to prevent the allocation of a house to the couple.

She also claimed a member of council staff had told her there was a fear the couple would be “burned out” of the house by neighbours if they moved in.