21/11/2014

Taoiseach Met By Protesters In Cork

Around 200 protesters greeted the Taoiseach Enda Kenny as he arrived at an event in Blackpool in Cork.

The anti-water charge protesters, carrying placards, jeered and shouted at the Taoiseach had to be exited from his car, but gardaí said the protest remained peaceful.

The protesters stayed outside the building that Mr Kenny was visiting, and jeered and shouted at him again as he left.

(MH/IT)

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