'We are done talking': Barristers strike on Cork courthouse steps for first time ever

Senior counsel Tom Creed said many barristers would end up leaving the criminal representation side of the profession in favour of the more lucrative civil side if pay rates were not restored

"The attitude had been one of, ‘we are barristers and self-employed, keep talking to the Government’, but we are done talking. This is the only way we have now of highlighting it." Barristers on strike outside the courthouse on Washington St, Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Barristers on strike for the first time ever outside the courthouse on Washington Street in Cork said on Tuesday the last place they wanted to be was on a picket line but they were driven there by sheer frustration.

Speaking on behalf of striking barristers, senior counsel Tom Creed said the strike was their only option.