Protesters will be calling on Cork City Council to support a housing motion being tabled that evening.
Cork will be the first in a series of regional rallies since the Dublin Rally in October which saw over 10,000 people take to the streets outside Leinster House to protest over the national housing crisis, building up to a national demonstration in May. A similar event is scheduled for Galway on 8th April.
‘Raise the Roof’ brings together a wide range of civil society bodies, including trade unions, political parties and women’s organisations, to demand fundamental action on the housing crisis. The ‘ONE Cork’ network, which brings together trade unions in the city, has been driving next week’s event.