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Court wrongly told Ben Gilroy assaulted security staff
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 4 April 2014, Ben Gilroy, founder of Direct Democracy Ireland, denied allegations that he assaulted a security guard during protests at a stud farm in County Kildare. Joint receivers Mr Mark Reynolds and others claimed Gilroy was a leader of the protest group that forced receivership security off the property on 28 and 31 August. Gilroy said he was invited onto the land by Charles Allen of the Rodolphus Allen private trust and was merely an observer, not an organizer. He argued he had not been properly served with notice of the contempt application and that court orders preventing interference with the receivers were invalid. Mr Reynolds maintained that a sworn statement had alleged Gilroy's assault, but he insisted the statement should have named a member of Gilroy's group instead.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Court wrongly told Ben Gilroy assaulted security staff. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- August 28th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-04-04 Publication
Why: He took the decision to leave the property in order to "defuse the tension. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- Aodhan O'Faolain The High Court
- High Court
Topics
Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime
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