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Charges dropped against 10 Jobstown water charge protesters
Summary
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court formally discharged charges against ten of the eleven Jobstown water charge protesters. Judge Melanie Greally entered a nolle prosequi for all accused except Dylan Collins, whose case remains active. Prosecution barrister Sean Gillane SC stated that Collins, aged 22, is alleged to have committed violent disorder and criminal damage to a garda car rear window on November 15, 2014. He will be arraigned on November 20, with a trial date likely unnecessary. The other ten defendants, including Antoinette Kane and Calvin Carlyle, faced allegations of violent disorder at Fortunestown Road, Jobstown, on the same date. Their charges were dropped following a request from the DPP. This decision follows a previous trial where six men, including Solidarity TD Paul Murphy, were found not guilty of falsely imprisoning former Tánaiste Joan Burton and her advisor Karen O'Connell. Protesters celebrated the discharge outside the court, demanding a public inquiry into the prosecution. The matter for the ten discharged individuals was concluded, while Collins's case proceeds to arraignment.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Charges dropped against 10 Jobstown water charge protesters. Charges or matters: violent disorder as well as criminal damage to a garda car rear window on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 20 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 15, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-10-02 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Defendant
Accused
Charges: violent disorder as well as criminal damage to a garda car rear window on the same date (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Tallaght
- Cloonmore Park
- Brookview Way
- Rossfield Park
- Drumcairn Drive
- Fortunestown Road
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