Irish Water claim staff ‘blockaded’ by protesters

Irish Water has contacted gardaí over an alleged incident in which it claims protesters blocked a metering team from leaving a filling station in Cork.

The utility claims that a group of four people prevented the metering team from leaving the filling station near Cork University Hospital and “detained” the workers for half an hour.

A caller to 96FM’s Opinion Line said the incident took place at Casement Park on Glasheen Road.