Far-right agitators flew in from UK to protest at Cork library

A protest outisde the city library on Grand Parade in Cork City on Saturday. Picture: Larry Cummins

A number of protestors who forced the closure of Cork's main library have been linked to far-right groups in Britain.

Cork City Library on Grand Parade made the decision to close to the public at 12.30pm on Saturday after a banner was erected across its doors during a heated demonstration.