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Trade Union gives undertakings to court over Lucan school picket
Summary
In October 2014 the High Court heard a case involving the trade union Unite and several of its members who had mounted a picket at a construction site in Lucan where JJ Rhatigan was building a new school. Rhatigan sought injunctions against Unite, two of its officials and other members, alleging that the picket had caused vehicles to be blocked, a lorry to be damaged, a senior employee to be assaulted and a bus driver to be racially abused. Two Unite members had also scaled a 200‑ft crane on the site, leading to its closure by Gardaí. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan accepted undertakings from the defendants not to trespass, intimidate, assault or damage property at Rhatigan sites, and to limit the number of picketers at each site. He also granted an injunction restraining anyone with knowledge of the orders from interfering with access to the sites.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Trade Union gives undertakings to court over Lucan school picket. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2014-10-09 Publication
Why: The building company sought injunctions against Unite, two of its officials, and several members because it claims since a picket was mounted at the site where it is building a new school at Kishoge, Lucan by members of Unite, vehicles have been blocked when attempting to enter or leave the premises. CNI source report
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Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime
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