Water workers protest restructuring of sector amid fears of job losses

Protest spokesman John Mullins addresses water service workers protesting in Cork city over the move from Ervia to a newly-rebranded Irish Water under the name Uisce Éireann. Picture: Conor Capplis

Water service workers took to the streets of Cork city on Saturday to protest a sectoral reshuffle and call for a referendum on the public ownership of Irish Water.

More than 150 local authority water service workers protested amid an extensive restructuring of the sector and fears of privatisation, job losses and water charges down the line.