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'Peace activists' accused of damage at Shannon airport

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Colm Roddy, 78, and Dave Donnellan, 60, pleaded not guilty to criminal damage charges for allegedly cutting the perimeter fence and runway of Shannon Airport on 5 May 2016. Prosecutor Tony McGillicuddy presented evidence that the defendants used bolt cutters and spray paint to mark red crosses on a substation and the runway, claiming €3,500 in damage. Garda Corporal Thomas Dillon testified that he and colleagues were on duty that night, observing the men near a US aircraft and noting their requests for a search of the plane. Dillon described the men's actions and his own warning of the men's weapons. The defendants questioned the Garda's duty to protect US military aircraft. The case remains before Judge Karen O'Connor and a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Peace activists' accused of damage at Shannon airport. Charges or matters: criminal damage of the perimeter fence and runway at Shannon Airport in Co. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• May 5, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2020-10-13 Publication

Why: The taller man was holding a wooden cross and he told this man to halt in order to establish it wasn't a weapon. CNI source report

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