Culture of exclusion

ON Sunday last, it was obvious from early morning that some event would be taking place later in the day in Cork city.

Few people citizens and visitors alike seemed quite sure what the fuss was all about, even up to the last minute.

One thing was certain, however, from the outset. Access along Pope's Quay, among other places, was totally out of bounds not only to motorists and pedestrians, but even more scandalously, to people with disabilities.