Gemma O'Doherty tells court any attempt to jail her for alleged contempt would be 'outrageous'

Activist Gemma O'Doherty appeared before the High Court on Wednesday following her arrest by An Garda Síochána on an application alleging contempt of court. Mr Justice Conor Dignam adjourned the hearing to allow Ms O'Doherty to obtain legal representation and court documents. She was released from Garda custody. The application arises from proceedings brought by Edel Campbell of Kingscourt, County Cavan, relating to the publication of an image of Ms Campbell's deceased son. An injunction restrains Ms O'Doherty from harassing or intimidating Ms Campbell and from publishing images of Ms Campbell and her family. Ms O'Doherty is alleged to have breached the injunction through video posts made last year. Ms O'Doherty rejected claims of harassment and stated that any attempt to jail her would be unlawful. She maintained she removed the image as a gesture of goodwill and contended that posting a coroner's report, which she described as a public document, fell outside the court's jurisdiction.