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13/03/2012
Occupy Cork Voluntarily Remove Protest Site
The Occupy Cork movement voluntarily removed its protest camp on Monday.
Numbers had steadily declined over the last few weeks. The last few remaining decided to clear the camp ahead of the St Patrick’s day celebrations in the city.
George Les, a Polish national involved in the camp since the beginning, spent 150 nights at the camp. He said the biggest problem facing protesters was not keeping warm or appeasing civic authorities.
“Almost every Thursday night we had drunk persons at the camp trying to get in because it was student night in Cork. When they were drunk some threatened to attack and intimidate us. We were the ones having to call the Garda on them often, and in fairness they helped us out. That is the reason we prefer to move peacefully from this place now and not wait to be evicted.”
The Occupy Cork group says it has succeeded in raising awareness among the public about various issues. “I think it has made it okay for people to protest,” said George Les.
“On a personal level, being here from the beginning I got to make friends with all sorts of people from different backgrounds.”
Numbers had steadily declined over the last few weeks. The last few remaining decided to clear the camp ahead of the St Patrick’s day celebrations in the city.
George Les, a Polish national involved in the camp since the beginning, spent 150 nights at the camp. He said the biggest problem facing protesters was not keeping warm or appeasing civic authorities.
“Almost every Thursday night we had drunk persons at the camp trying to get in because it was student night in Cork. When they were drunk some threatened to attack and intimidate us. We were the ones having to call the Garda on them often, and in fairness they helped us out. That is the reason we prefer to move peacefully from this place now and not wait to be evicted.”
The Occupy Cork group says it has succeeded in raising awareness among the public about various issues. “I think it has made it okay for people to protest,” said George Les.
“On a personal level, being here from the beginning I got to make friends with all sorts of people from different backgrounds.”
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