Standoff with armed gardai in Cork as traveller family refuse to move

A standoff was set to continue today after an armed response unit, gardaí and security personnel were sent to Blackpool yesterday to remove the caravan home of a young Traveller family writes Liz Dunphy.

Standoff with armed gardai in Cork as traveller family refuse to move

A standoff was set to continue today after an armed response unit, gardaí and security personnel were sent to Blackpool yesterday to remove the caravan home of a young Traveller family writes Liz Dunphy.

Cork City Council said the caravan was parked illegally on a site which needs to be developed to meet housing strategy needs and must be removed.

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