CorK Emergency

cork | rights, freedoms and repression | news report Sunday April 10, 2005 14:13 by Israel Finnerty - concerned citizen izzofinno at gmail dot com Cork 086 1674627

Lee Fields has been divided in two!

I DONT beleive what Ive just seen.
I was walking on my way to work this lovely Sunday morning along my usual route. When I arrived at Lee Fields I was shocked, horrified and appalled.
THEVE DIVIDED IT IN TWO.

If your familiar with CorK youll know the Kingsley hotel. Well theve recently built an extension on to it, closely overlooking Lee Fileds.

Now theyve constucted a barrier about 10 feet into Lee Fields cutting off the public walkway and hiding the river Lee right back up to the hydroelectectric dam yoke.

I could not believe what I was seeing. I jumped the gate cutting of my public right to walk on public land, and investigated. I found loads of timber and a JCB track on the grass.

Some of the railing had also been removed to allow an entrance way into the Kingsley.

WE cannot allow this to happen.

As a sign of protest i started banging a beat onto the timber sheeting thats blocking the river. Unfortunately I had to leave to get to work for 12. I fully intend to go back down for another beat after work finishes at 8. (Thats 8pm Sunday the 10th of April 2005)

If anyone cares to join me you are more than welcome.

Ill probably head down some evenings during the week to make some more noise. (You can get a fairly good sound out of those wooden panels)

My number is 086 1674627 if you need to ring me.

See you down there