Dave Donnellan acquitted of Shannon Airport criminal damage

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Dave Donnellan was acquitted of unlawful criminal damage at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 23 October 2020. The case concerned alleged damage to Shannon Airport’s perimeter fence and runway in County Clare on 5 May 2016. After a nine-day trial, a jury returned a unanimous not-guilty verdict on both charges. Colm Roddy was also acquitted after the pair said their actions protested the use of Shannon Airport by the US military.