Service charge protesters start jail

Three members of the Householders Against Service Charges campaign in Cork presented themselves to gardai yesterday and began…

Three members of the Householders Against Service Charges campaign in Cork presented themselves to gardai yesterday and began three-day sentences in Cork prison for a protest over service charges, writes Dick Hogan, in Cork.

The three are Mr Joe Moore, president of the Cork Council of Trade Unions, Mr James McBarron and Mr Michael Joyce.

Mr Moore reported to gardai before lunch and the others later.

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