Irish Examiner view: A contrast in how protests are dealt with
Tanaiste Micheal Martin continues his opening address to the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy at University College Cork as protesters are removed by members of An Garda Síochána during the opening session. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
The Consultative Forum on International Security Policy began its deliberations in Cork yesterday at a session opened by Tánaiste Micheál Martin in UCC and, almost inevitably, that session was swiftly interrupted by protesters.
This was hardly surprising given the depth of feeling in particular about Irish neutrality, one of the subjects the forum will consider.
