Locals in Cork are fearing a repeat of the mayhem seen in Dublin ahead of a planned anti-lockdown protest this weekend.
Dublin TD Neale Richmond has already called for the rally to be banned - after the arrest of 23 people and the hospitalisation of several Gardai in the capital.
The event is due to take place on Patrick Street in the city on Saturday.
And Cork City Councillor Damian Boylan has shared his fear that the demonstration could turn violent.
On whether there could be a repeat of the scenes in Dublin, he told the Irish Daily Mirror: "Absolutely, there's no two ways about it, the potential is there."
However while he stopped short of calling for the event to be banned, he said the "vast majority" are "appalled" by it.
He added: "I want whatever steps can be taken in the remit of the current laws, if people travel outside their 5km without a reasonable excuse, for example.
"Protest is the centre of any functioning democracy. I get it and I think everyone else does.
"To repeat what I've said, 95% of us have played by the rules, we stayed the course, we haven't hugged our parents, we have kept our kids out of school, our doctors, nurses, guards and teachers have put in incredible work.
"A lot of people are suffering, a lot of people are under the cosh, there's a lot of angst, anger, concern and anxiety, and this is not helping, it is only adding to it.
"Do I think it should happen? I would leave that to anyone else to decide, there are laws in place and I think they should be applied.
"I sincerely hope that nothing happens tomorrow. I hope its a damp squib, a few people walk around town and go home and everyone is safe, because I have heard people are bringing children and everything.
"I think the vast majority of people are appalled by this event, the vast majority of people are concerned about this pandemic, and they are grateful to the people putting their lives on the line every day to help us."
Groups who say they are organising the event have continued to circulate social media posts calling for people to "Rally For Truth" on Leeside.
Secretary of The People’s Convention and spokesperson for the event Diarmuid Ó Cadhla said it was not a "protest as such" and that the risk of violence was "infinitesimally small".
He told Newstalk: “We are collaborating with Gardaí here in Cork as well and we have people who are experienced in organising public assembly and we will be vigilant.
“This is a peaceful, family-friendly event on Saturday in Cork at 2pm.”
He added: “It is a public assembly and it is a rally demanding that the Government clarify to us why they are having continued lockdowns 12 months later, when the WHO has said it is only justified in the short term in order for Governments to allow themselves to get into the mode of dealing with the virus – which is going around; we are not virus-deniers.
“We also want the Government to answer why Ireland has had the longest lockdown of any country in Europe – five times longer than Germany – with half a dozen countries in Europe having no lockdown at all and fairing just as well as Ireland is – or as badly as the case might be.”
