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Picket at Lucan school site should be restrained due to "appalling" activities, court told
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 8 October 2014, lawyers for builders JJ Rhatigan & Co argued that protests at a new school site in Lucan had been "appalling" and should be restrained. They claimed that Unite members had blocked vehicles, damaged a lorry, assaulted a senior employee, racially abused a bus driver, and had two protesters climb a crane at the site. The site was closed, and the builders sought injunctions against Unite, Patrick Molloy, Stephen Gleeson, and others to prevent interference with access and to vacate the crane. The court granted Rhatigan's permission to serve short service proceedings. Unite's counsel said any order prohibiting picketing would be "too far" and offered an undertaking not to intimidate or block entrances. The judge expressed concern about Unite's control over its members and noted the two men on the crane were not helping anyone. The hearing was set to resume the following day.
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What: Report matter: Picket at Lucan school site should be restrained due to "appalling" activities, court told. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2014-10-08 Publication
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