Businesses prepare for trouble at Cork City anti-lockdown protest as Coveney urges public not to attend  

Today's planned protest is going ahead despite week-long criticism 
Businesses prepare for trouble at Cork City anti-lockdown protest as Coveney urges public not to attend  

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has urged people not to attend the anti-lockdown protest in Cork warning that today's protest could also result in spreading the coronavirus further. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Businesses in Cork city centre are preparing for disruption at the anti-lockdown protest planned for today. 

There are concerns there may be a repeat of the violence that broke out at a demonstration in Dublin a week ago.

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