Five people arrested after 'public gathering' in Cork

Gardaí and members of the Public Order Unit engaged with the drivers, who agreed to disperse and left the area.
Five people arrested after 'public gathering' in Cork

Five people have been arrested after a public gathering in Cork City on Sunday.

Gardaí were called to Grand Parade, where a protest involving tractors and heavy goods vehicles caused disruption.

Gardaí and members of the Public Order Unit engaged with the drivers, who agreed to disperse and left the area.

Directions were also issued under the Public Order Act to some individuals, instructing them to leave the roadway; some failed to comply.

Four men, two in their 50s, one in his 40s and one in his 30s were arrested, along with a woman in her 40s.

They were taken to a Garda station in Cork City and later released, having been charged to appear before Cork District Court in the coming weeks.

The remainder of the crowd dispersed peacefully. No injuries were reported.

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