# jobstown - Friday 9 March, 2018
# Tallaght
# Tallaght
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.
# jobstown - Monday 4 December, 2017
# Not Guilty
# Not Guilty
Jason Lester said the experience hasn’t put him off protesting – and he’s not ruling out a career in politics.
# Not Guilty
# Not Guilty
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.
# jobstown - Friday 24 November, 2017
# Water Charges
# Water Charges
Dylan Collins has been remanded on bail until January.
# jobstown - Thursday 9 November, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Murphy appealed to the Press Council of Ireland but it found there was insufficient evidence to support the appeal.
# jobstown - Friday 3 November, 2017
# Tallaght
# Tallaght
Teenager Reece Cullen was stabbed at a house in Jobstown in January this year.
# jobstown - Monday 2 October, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Charges against 10 of the 11 people facing trial were today officially dropped.
# jobstown - Friday 22 September, 2017
# Water Protests
# Water Protests
“I found the atmosphere in the courts intimidating,” the former Tánaiste said during a lengthy interview today.
# jobstown - Wednesday 20 September, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
The news broke this evening.
# jobstown - Monday 28 August, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Representatives for drivers have said there are ongoing issues with anti-social behaviour in Tallaght and Finglas.
# jobstown - Friday 28 July, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Defence lawyers mentioned “outrageous” comments by radio host Paul Williams.
# jobstown - Tuesday 25 July, 2017
# Commentary
# Commentary
A judge said this was for the good of everyone involved in the trial.
# jobstown - Thursday 13 July, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
The Commissioner said the review will deal with the “circumstances of the entire affair”, but will not cover the court process.
# Privilege
# Privilege
The Solidarity TD has accused gardaí of lying under oath during the recent Jobstown trial.
# jobstown - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
# I Don't Condone It
# I Don't Condone It
The Taoiseach also described the scenes as “ugly” and “violent”.
# jobstown - Friday 7 July, 2017
# Fallout
# Fallout
The review will look at key learning points, practices which require improvement, and any other issues of note.
# Trust In The Force
# Trust In The Force
Varadkar said people need to trust garda evidence.
# jobstown - Thursday 6 July, 2017
# Very Concerned
# Very Concerned
Varadkar discussed Paul Murphy, the Eighth Amendment and women in the Dáil in a wide-ranging RTÉ interview.
# jobstown - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
# Gathering Support
# Gathering Support
Over 100 TDs, senators and academics have signed their support for an inquiry.
# jobstown - Monday 3 July, 2017
# Video Evidence
# Video Evidence
GRA spokesperson John O’Keeffe said the idea that gardaí were hell-bent on prosecuting certain people is “nonsense”.
# jobstown - Saturday 1 July, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
The ‘hard Left’ make unrealistic promises that can never be kept, writes Larry Donnelly.
# jobstown - Friday 30 June, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
TD Paul Murphy writes candidly about the “relief, gratitude, anger and sadness” that accompanied the ‘not guilty’ verdict in the Jobstown trial.
# Paul Murphy
# Paul Murphy
At a press conference today, Murphy and Solidarity colleagues were heavily critical of the gardaí.
# Right To Protest
# Right To Protest
Dozens of supporters celebrated with Paul Murphy and others, assured that their right to protest has been protected.
# jobstown - Thursday 29 June, 2017
# Reaction
# Reaction
There was jubilation outside the court today as supporters and the accused celebrated the not guilty verdict.
# Trial
# Trial
The six men were accused of falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell in 2014.
# jobstown - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
# Jobstown Trial
# Jobstown Trial
The judge said the prosecution’s case had failed if the jury were not satisfied Burton and her assistant were fully restrained.
# jobstown - Monday 26 June, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Judge Melanie Greally gave her final instructions to the jury before they began deliberating this afternoon.
# jobstown - Thursday 22 June, 2017
# Closing Statements
# Closing Statements
Closing statements were made by counsel for some of the accused in the Jobstown trial today.
# jobstown - Wednesday 21 June, 2017
# Jobstown Trial
# Jobstown Trial
Six men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to falsely imprisoning the then-Tánaiste Joan Burton.
# jobstown - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Paul Murphy
# Paul Murphy
Closing speeches were given today.
# jobstown - Friday 16 June, 2017
# True Champion
# True Champion
Gilligan died following a short illness yesterday.
# jobstown - Monday 12 June, 2017
# Central Criminal Court
# Central Criminal Court
Applause broke out in court after the charges against 50-year-old Ken Purcell were officially dropped.
# jobstown - Wednesday 31 May, 2017
# Jobstown Trial
# Jobstown Trial
The men are all charged with false imprisonment of then Tánaiste Joan Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell.
# jobstown - Monday 29 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
It’s day 22 of the trial.
# jobstown - Wednesday 24 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Garda Fionnuala Whelan said she had not manhandled the TD.
# jobstown - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
# Courts
# Courts
The judge told the jury this morning that she was discharging the female juror.
# jobstown - Friday 19 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six other men are charged with falsely imprisoning Joan Burton and her advisor.
# jobstown - Thursday 18 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
Marion Power said there was “constant abuse and horrendous language the whole time”.
# jobstown - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
# Jobstown
# Jobstown
“You were being pushed around. You couldn’t stand still. I was being punched continually.”
A couple of showers this afternoon
Max: 21 °C
Min: 13 °C
Rain; breezy in the morning
Max: 19 °C
Min: 13 °C
