Protest over Cork apartment plan told Bessborough site 'is not just land'

'Bessborough is not just land. It is not an empty field waiting to be filled. It is a place of memory, of loss, of unanswered questions'

Senator Alice Higgins addressing the protest outside Leinster House against the construction of residential apartments on the site of Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

A protest outside Leinster House on Wednesday was told that the Bessborough mother and baby home site is "not an empty field waiting to be filled".

Campaigners attempting to stop the construction of a 140‑unit apartment development on the grounds of the former Cork mother and baby home were joined by politicians and families for the 'No Building Over Bessborough' rally.