Kilkenny gardaí 'escort pile-driving equipment at 4am' despite residents' protest
Kilkenny residents protesting against the Central Access Scheme have expressed their outrage after pile-driving equipment was brought onto the site overnight.
A citizen of Kilkenny helpless against the Garda escort given to pile driving equipment destined to destroy Kilkenny pic.twitter.com/RXJsEWrRE0
— Kilkenny Weather (@kilkennyweather) July 18, 2014
Kilkenny. 4am. Police state or democracy? Piledriver sneaked in with Garda escort #democracyisdead #savekilkenny pic.twitter.com/ExcJ5PuFpQ
— Gemma Fullam (@Roxanesweet) July 18, 2014
Protestors have been holding a 24-hour presence at the site, but say that dozens of gardaí escorted the machinery onto the site at around 4am.
@breakingnewsie @KenRooney pic.twitter.com/g1gBSkdo6Z
— Gemma Fullam (@Roxanesweet) July 18, 2014
Pile driver is now on site to begin building fly over bridge through historic Kilkenny city #savekilkenny pic.twitter.com/BQHc5ArzbX
— Kilkenny Weather (@kilkennyweather) July 18, 2014
The Save Kilkenny group says they have 10,000 signatures against the central access road scheme - and are proposing a ring road around the Marble City instead.
