Varadkar says Cork library protesters 'want to be arrested'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has condemned the protests which have repeatedly forced the closure of Cork City Library saying: "It's not long after you start burning books, that sometimes people start burning other people."

The library on Grand Parade was forced to close last Saturday after a banner was erected across its doors during a heated protest which is believed to have included a number of far-right activists who came into the city specifically for the event. 

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