Occupy Cork Unoccupied?

vector3

Walked past The Occupy Camp a few times over the last few weeks in the evening time. It looks very much unoccupied to me. They have about 5 tents and then their big shed. There also seems to be a load of rubbish inside the pallet-walled section.

Pitching a tent is not a protest. Time for these lads to clean up the area and move on. The protest is over. Tourist season is around the corner and it would be nice to have the place looking well.

agore21

I wouldn't deny anyone the right to protest and think the starting idea was good but the Occupy Cork camp became an eye sore very quickly. I'd imagine it would be the same wherever there was an occupy camp. That walkway in Cork is a lovely area and I think it will be a real shame if the camp is still there coming up to and into the summer. I walk past it a few times a week and can't help but think they'd be better off clearing off that area. Does anyone really pay any attention to the protest at this stage.

mawk

I agree. I like the concept of occupy but its not a success. time to move off the mall

Milly33

I was wondering why that kinda sectioned off area was there..Bad form, yes good idea but dont leave all their rubbish behind...places in Cork are bad enough with it..

As far as I knew they were given a building to occupy werent they, since then I havent heard much from any of them..Probably happy out now!!

yenom

Lads, they are crusties. I wouldn't deny anyone the right to protest but they are out and out crusties. Big mushy hair and beards with silly clothes on. Dirty smelly feckers.

Flesh Gorden

Eyesore is the first thing that comes to mind,

It was a decent spot to sit down with someone for a while,
good memories on those benches


How are they able to support themselves? - Are they claiming benifits?

evilivor

I presume they will be cleared off for the St Patrick's Day Parade.

Judes

I was walking along the opposite side of the river yesterday looking across at the tents etc. and thought the same thing - that it looked very abandoned. So yes, although I would agree everyone has a right to protest - and I've done my fair share of walking with banners but this is/always has been a mess in one of the most prominent areas of the city. And the empty unit there, is covered in graffiti - so what has that proved - that they know how to vandalise property? If anyone was spotted covering an area in graffiti - they would be ticked off/or even given a ticket as it is officially littering. So how come these protesters have got away with it? When they do eventually leave will they clean all the graffiti off that building (I doubt it). I would like to have sympathised with their campaign but from Day 1 I just thought to myself, go and clean yourself up and you may just get a job. (I'll be crucified for that statement). I know that some people at that site have seriously tried to get their point across for the good of everyone - but it's just the way it has been expressed - turned people off vs. on. (But that's just my view - and a lot of my friends).

mike65

Seems to be a trend

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056563386

Flesh Gorden

I didn't take a proper look at the main shed they built, but I think the thing was made from plywood

Depending on the thickness and where you buy it, an 8'x4' sheet of WBP ply can range between €20-35
Must be at least €500+ worth of plywood gone into making the thing



And not forgetting the pallets,

Poor Chep, they never need to sell, as everyone just steals their pallets

Owen

The Occupy movement has been little more in Ireland than another face for the Socialist party, it's well known. Occupy Cork's FB page has had little to do with the Occupy cause from the get go, and more interested in things like Shell to Sea, providing terrible 'legal advice' (The freeman moronic tripe that someone somewhere'll fall for and get in a lot of hot water for), and the Occupy camp has been barely staffed for months.

I pass it every day, once in the morning, once in the evening. There's occasionally one guy sitting at a picnic table asking for signatures on some random petition. He's it. The irony is he's on his own with a load of tents, it makes him look like some aimless socialist tent speculator hoping they'll double in value overnight :pac:

ofcork

Heard on the news the occupy london crowd were forced to leave where they were around st. pauls.

MrFrisp

yenom wrote: »

Lads, they are crusties. I wouldn't deny anyone the right to protest but they are out and out crusties. Big mushy hair and beards with silly clothes on. Dirty smelly feckers.

And the men are just as bad...





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Cadyboo

mike65 wrote: »

Seems to be a trend

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056563386

Hhmmm very strange alright... Same day, similar posts.:rolleyes:
I agree it is time to go also. They have made their point and now its time to go.

evilivor

Cadyboo wrote: »

They have made their point and now its time to go.

I wish someone could explain what point they were trying to make, seems to be the fundamental problem with the occupy movement - they could not express what their aims properly. Or at all.

Dermighty

mawk wrote: »

I agree. I like the concept of occupy but its not a success. time to move off the mall

They should have set up at the other end of the South mall, the city hall end where there's a decent sized open space that looks terrible and always has people drinking there all day. They effectively took over one of the nicest looking parts of the city, I know electric used to have people sitting down all over the place drinking but since they put in benches and all that stuff it's cool to go down there and stand by the water or buy a beer with the money I earned working while they were sitting in a ****ing tent.

dunleakelleher

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

How are they able to support themselves? - Are they claiming benifits?

Yes all of them would be. . . but quite a lot of these crusties types who seem to protest at everything from the opening of a letter to the closing of a shop are just burning up time till their high flying daddies pass on their inheritances.

opus

vector3 wrote: »

Walked past The Occupy Camp a few times over the last few weeks in the evening time. It looks very much unoccupied to me. They have about 5 tents and then their big shed. There also seems to be a load of rubbish inside the pallet-walled section.

Was thinking the same myself recently, looks abandoned during the week at least, not sure about at the w/end. Ironic they were there for the really crap weather and now seem to be gone as Spring appears on the horizon.

Corkblowin

I walk past it 4 or 5 times a day between going to work, gym, home in evening etc - it's been pretty much empty since before Xmas. I noticed a few tents were collapsed & they were like that for weeks. As the op says, right now it appears to be one guy farting around in amongst the piles of rubbish & crap. Shame it's not bonfire night, the local kids would have the place cleared in minutes as there's no-one to stop them at night.

I don't understand why the city council just don't go in & clear it!

calnand

I hope the council makes them pay for redoing that zone, the grass is destroyed. Im glad to see them gone. Did nothing and achieved nothing only ruin a really nice part of the city

run_Forrest_run

looks like the protesters grew tired and decided to move back in with rich mummy and daddy and sponge off them until the next wave of anti-capitalism frenzy sweeps the land.

Padraig Mor

Same lark up in Dublin at Occupy Dame Street. Was in the Foggy Dew (adjacent to the Central Bank) last week for a few ales and was watching the 'camp'. Just one guy out front, no-one else there. One other guy joined him for a while (didn't come from the camp), before coming into the pub to drink expensive beer while surfing on his iPad.:rolleyes:

vector3

anyone have the inclination to turn up and throw all their gear into a skip? I've a few spare sledge hammers in my shed.....

deRanged

it's a lot smaller than it was.


Occupy Cork by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

I hope they'll tidy up when they finally leave:

Occupy Cork by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

this little barricade they made themselves always confused me.
I though it was a public space?

Occupy Cork by Brian Clayton, on Flickr

KCAccidental

Dermighty wrote: »

They should have set up at the other end of the South mall, the city hall end where there's a decent sized open space that looks terrible and always has people drinking there all day. They effectively took over one of the nicest looking parts of the city, I know electric used to have people sitting down all over the place drinking but since they put in benches and all that stuff it's cool to go down there and stand by the water or buy a beer with the money I earned working while they were sitting in a ****ing tent.

I hope you are not sitting on one of the public benches drinking your pint. Thats highly illegal. Although the guard only ever took note of that when the whinos did it and not the patrons of Electric!

as for the topic, it is time for the occupy protest in Cork to be wound up, the group actually split when they got access to that building on Oliver Plunkett st. The more sensible members decided to move their protest to the building and attempt to create something for the community. what you have left on the south mall are the lads who wanted to stay true to the worldwide occupy ideal. Their protest has achieved nothing, while the people who moved to the NAMA building at least gave something back until they were evicted.

Dermighty

KCAccidental wrote: »

I hope you are not sitting on one of the public benches drinking your pint. Thats highly illegal. Although the guard only ever took note of that when the whinos did it and not the patrons of Electric!

Electric have the double sided benches like this one: so no it's not public property :P

minidazzler

Since the occupy movement came out of the news it's no longer cool to be there so most have left. I haven't seen any movement in the camp in ages, I'd say it's just for show now and if there is noone actually occupying, the corpo should seize and bin the tents.

Judes

Was in Electric at lunch time today and our table was over-looking the "site" - and didn't see one person there. So wondering is it fully abandoned now?

Walked past last night, asked one of them what was the story, only a few there now apparently, expected to pick up over the coming weeks he reckoned as many of them went back to their flats and bedsits for winter. I was amazed at this tbh. They weren't in tents, were heading into the multi coloured shack thing nearest Electric. I only saw two people.

Corkblowin

They've cleared away a lot of the rubbish the last 2 days, only the big shack & 3 tents left now & you can walk all around the coffee pod. They have a sign saying 140 days & still there

Owen

A group popped up on FB tonight 'Unoccupy Cork and clean up South Mall'

http://www.facebook.com/UnOccupyCorkCleanUpTheSouthMall