Review of Jobstown protest finds gardaí should have anticipated 'serious outburst of public disorder'
The review pointed out that there was a considerable number of public order incidents in the area in the run up to the 2014 protest.
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The review pointed out that there was a considerable number of public order incidents in the area in the run up to the 2014 protest.
Jason Lester said the experience hasn’t put him off protesting – and he’s not ruling out a career in politics.
Jason Lester, now aged 18, had been convicted of false imprisonment of the former Labour leader and one of her assistants in the Children’s Court.
Dylan Collins has been remanded on bail until January.
Murphy appealed to the Press Council of Ireland but it found there was insufficient evidence to support the appeal.
Teenager Reece Cullen was stabbed at a house in Jobstown in January this year.
Charges against 10 of the 11 people facing trial were today officially dropped.
“I found the atmosphere in the courts intimidating,” the former Tánaiste said during a lengthy interview today.
Representatives for drivers have said there are ongoing issues with anti-social behaviour in Tallaght and Finglas.
Defence lawyers mentioned “outrageous” comments by radio host Paul Williams.
A judge said this was for the good of everyone involved in the trial.
The Commissioner said the review will deal with the “circumstances of the entire affair”, but will not cover the court process.
The Solidarity TD has accused gardaí of lying under oath during the recent Jobstown trial.
The Taoiseach also described the scenes as “ugly” and “violent”.
The review will look at key learning points, practices which require improvement, and any other issues of note.
Varadkar said people need to trust garda evidence.
Varadkar discussed Paul Murphy, the Eighth Amendment and women in the Dáil in a wide-ranging RTÉ interview.
Over 100 TDs, senators and academics have signed their support for an inquiry.
GRA spokesperson John O’Keeffe said the idea that gardaí were hell-bent on prosecuting certain people is “nonsense”.
The ‘hard Left’ make unrealistic promises that can never be kept, writes Larry Donnelly.
TD Paul Murphy writes candidly about the “relief, gratitude, anger and sadness” that accompanied the ‘not guilty’ verdict in the Jobstown trial.
At a press conference today, Murphy and Solidarity colleagues were heavily critical of the gardaí.
Dozens of supporters celebrated with Paul Murphy and others, assured that their right to protest has been protected.
There was jubilation outside the court today as supporters and the accused celebrated the not guilty verdict.
The six men were accused of falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell in 2014.
The judge said the prosecution’s case had failed if the jury were not satisfied Burton and her assistant were fully restrained.
Judge Melanie Greally gave her final instructions to the jury before they began deliberating this afternoon.
Closing statements were made by counsel for some of the accused in the Jobstown trial today.
Six men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to falsely imprisoning the then-Tánaiste Joan Burton.
Closing speeches were given today.
Gilligan died following a short illness yesterday.
Applause broke out in court after the charges against 50-year-old Ken Purcell were officially dropped.
The men are all charged with false imprisonment of then Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell.
It’s day 22 of the trial.
Garda Fionnuala Whelan said she had not manhandled the TD.
The judge told the jury this morning that she was discharging the female juror.
Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six other men are charged with falsely imprisoning Joan Burton and her advisor.
Marion Power said there was “constant abuse and horrendous language the whole time”.
“You were being pushed around. You couldn’t stand still. I was being punched continually.”