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There wasn't much love for Enda Kenny in Cork today

The Taoiseach was met with more protests in the rebel county this morning.

ENDA KENNY WAS confronted by more protesters as he campaigned in Cork earlier today.

The Taoiseach was in the rebel county for a sod-turning ceremony at the old Beamish building along with Tánaiste Joan Burton.

Kenny arrived on foot, surrounded by gardaí, as protesters walked alongside him shouting various slogans, including “out, out, out” and “traitor”.

He was accompanied along South Main Street by local Fine Gael ministers Simon Coveney and Dara Murphy.

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One report said that the Taoiseach was called “a langer” – a popular term of abuse (or endearment) in Cork – by the protesters.

Kenny is launching Fine Gael’s proposals to tackle crime in Cork today.

He will also be canvassing in various constituencies, including Cork South Central, Cork North Central, Cork South West and Cork East.

It’s the second time this week that Kenny has been confronted by protesters while on the campaign trail.

He was abused by a small number of demonstrators on a visit to Wicklow on Tuesday.

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    May 13th 2019, 2:31 PM

    Drove through there yesterday evening, lots of teens gathered around in broad daylight drinking cans in groups. Some outside houses. Apprently it was a man living in a house who went out to ask them to move on and it got heated!
    Millions spent regenerating the area and building new houses but still the same problem persist there. As per earlier article. Parents should be made pay for their childrens behaviour or lack of!

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    May 13th 2019, 4:18 PM

    @Doubtchya Boy!: And our lefty politicians and the high paid advocates of the homeless industry want to build more of these future slums.

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    May 13th 2019, 8:08 PM

    @Michael Reilly: Right Wing government certainly won’t build public housing. Especially when it interfears with the profits of landlords and developers.

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    May 14th 2019, 8:07 AM

    @Doubtchya Boy!: not at all what happened

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    May 13th 2019, 1:20 PM

    Anyone caught with a knife on them should be locked up for murder or intent to murder. It’s shocking how common these headlines are.

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    May 13th 2019, 1:44 PM

    @Madra: Try telling that to the Judges. No way.

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    May 13th 2019, 2:01 PM

    @Madra: Yep, it’s not like they are covering the knife for no reason. They are planning on using it at some stage.

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