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2022-05-04 · Shannon, Clare

Octogenarian US army vets fined for interfering in Shannon operations

Two US army veterans, Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80), were fined €5,000 each after a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury found them guilty of interfering with the operation, safety or management of Shannon Airport. The men, who had cut a hole in the airport's perimeter fence with bolt cutters on St. Patrick's Day 2019, entered the runway…

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2022-05-03 · Shannon, Clare

Jury convicts octogenarian US army veterans of interfering with Shannon operations

Two US army veterans, Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80), were tried at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for actions taken during an anti‑war protest at Shannon Airport in 2019. The jury acquitted them of criminal damage to the perimeter fence and of trespassing with intent to commit an offence, but found them guilty of interfering with the…

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2022-04-29 · Shannon, Clare

Defence tells Shannon protest jury to 'be the lamp that shows freedom lives'

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, octogenarians Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80) faced six counts of trespass, criminal damage and interference with Shannon Airport's operation after cutting a hole in the fence and walking onto the airfield on 17 March 2019. Both men, former U.S. Army veterans and members of Veterans for Peace,…

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2022-04-28 · Dublin

Trial of octogenarian anti-war activists reaches closing stages

The trial of Ken Mayers, 85, and Tarak Kauff, 80, two former U.S. Army veterans and anti‑war activists, is in its closing stages at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. They are charged with criminal damage to a perimeter fence at Shannon Airport on 17 March 2019, trespassing with intent to commit an offence or unlawfully damage property, and…

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2022-04-27 · Dublin

Shannon protest accused tells trial he broke law 'to serve higher purpose'

Two American octogenarians, Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80), are on trial in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for trespassing and criminal damage at Shannon Airport on 17 March 2019. They pleaded not guilty to causing damage to a perimeter fence, trespassing the curtilage of a building, and interfering with airport operations by entering a…

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2022-04-26 · Shannon, Clare

Shannon accused 'nicest and most courteous' protestors, witness says

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, former Shannon Airport fire officer Richard Moloney described Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80) as the most courteous protesters he had met. The men, both U.S. residents, were arrested in March 2019 after allegedly cutting a hole in a perimeter fence and trespassing on airport land. They claimed to…

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2022-04-25 · Shannon, Clare

US octogenarians go on trial accused of damage at Shannon Airport

Two American octogenarians, Ken Mayers (85) and Tarak Kauff (80), have gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, accused of criminal damage and trespass at Shannon Airport on March 17, 2019. Both men, residing in New Mexico and New York respectively, pleaded not guilty to three counts each: criminal damage to a perimeter fence valued at…

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