Cork City Hall demo tonight

cork | worker & community struggles and protests | news report Monday June 21, 2004 14:45 by Corkie

25 year FF/FG/LAB pact continues

A number of groups will put a picket on tonight's inaugural meeting of the new Cork City Council in protest against service charges and the continuation of a 25 year old pact between Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Labour Party.

The pact is a deal between the three parties on the position of Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor, chairmanship of key committees and plum positions on outside bodies such as the Port of Cork Company and the VEC.

Despite fighting the election under the slogan "Show them (Fianna Fail) the Red Card" the Labour Party's six councillors will once again cosy up to Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.

A number of groups will be mounting pickets at tonight's meeting at Cork City Hall (7.00pm).

Cork Householders Against Service Charges will protest at the pro-service charges position of the majority of councillors.

The Socialist Party with its newly elected poll-topping Councillor Mick Barry will protest at the lack of democracy on the City Council.

The Workers' Party will protest against the pact and service charges.