Jobstown trial a sledgehammer ‘to crack this particular nut’
False imprisonment charges should not have been brought, says Michael McDowell
False imprisonment charges should not have been brought, says Michael McDowell
Paul Murphy and five co-defendants cleared over 2014 water charges protest
Jury rises in case of alleged false imprisonment at protest in Tallaght
Six men deny false imprisonment of Joan Burton and her adviser during water protest
Defence counsel says for evil to thrive, it is necessary for good men to do nothing
Paul Murphy and fellow accused being ‘denounced as criminals,’ counsel tells jury
Paul Murphy and five others facing charges of false imprisonment of Joan Burton
Ken Purcell told he is free to go as trial continues for six others
Six gardaí came to arrest Scott Masterson at his home in Tallaght, witness tells court
Garda tells court he was verbally abused for helping woman who stumbled
Richard Hansen says Paul Murphy and Michael Murphy could have opted to ‘walk away’
Judge Melanie Greally says everyone ‘happy to proceed with 11 jurors’
Defence claims superintendent provided false statement and gave misleading evidence
Officer says demonstrators had been ‘deferring’ to Solidarity TD Paul Murphy
Defence disputes Gavin Cooke’s account of TD Paul Murphy’s actions during water protest
Garda says TD Paul Murphy tried to calm crowd down but was told to mind own business
Jury shown footage of protesters booing and shouting at Joan Burton in Tallaght
Court hears then-tánaiste was in car surrounded by people banging on it and chanting
Karen O’Connell says she was ‘very frightened for three and a half hours, crying at times’
Karen O’Connell rejects suggestion video clips are at odds with her evidence
Former tánaiste told name-calling ‘should be water off a duck’s back’
Former tánaiste testifying for second day in trial of Paul Murphy and six others
Court told enraged crowd shouted names at former tánaiste such as ‘c**t’ and ‘bitch’
Judge says delay unavoidable in trial over incident involving Joan Burton
Event being billed as a national protest due to be held in Dublin this weekend
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