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Donegal Co Council seeks injunction preventing Frank McBrearty Jnr from attending meetings
Summary
Donegal County Council has applied to the High Court for an injunction to enforce the suspension of Councillor Frank McBrearty Jnr from attending council meetings until the end of February. The independent councillor was suspended on 31 January following allegations of disorderly conduct at council proceedings. Counsel for the council told Mr Justice Senan Allen that Cllr McBrearty, who disputed the suspension, attended a meeting the following week and allegedly disrupted it, causing adjournment. The council seeks to prevent him from attending, speaking, or participating in any council or committee meetings until 27 February, and from attending meetings at Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. The judge granted permission to serve short notice of proceedings on Cllr McBrearty of Raphoe. The matter will return to court later in the week. Cllr McBrearty, elected since 2009, gained prominence following the Morris Tribunal's 1996 findings regarding alleged garda misconduct.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Donegal Co Council seeks injunction preventing Frank McBrearty Jnr from attending meetings. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- January 31st Other
- Sunday, February 27th Adjournment
- 2022-02-14 Publication
Why: Cllr McBrearty, who is an independent elected member of the Council, came to national prominence over a decade ago because of the Morris Tribunal's ruling that gardaí had tried to frame him for the 1996 murder of Richie Barron. CNI source report
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