One arrest after man in wheelchair confronted at 'nationalist' rally in Cork city 

It was the only flashpoint on the street during an afternoon which saw about 100 people attend the nationalist Cork Says No rally near the national monument
One arrest after man in wheelchair confronted at 'nationalist' rally in Cork city 

A counter-protest organised by Cork Says No to Racism gathered in solidarity with library staff, outside the Cork City Library, Grand Parade, in opposition to the 'Cork Says NO' protest rally against refugees and trans-rights. 

One man was arrested after a group of men attending a “nationalist” rally in Cork city centre on Saturday rushed a man in a wheelchair as he blew an airhorn to disrupt their event.

They grabbed the airhorn from him and one person threw it across the road before gardaí intervened.

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