Paul Murphy’s false imprisonment case adjourned

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Paul Murphy’s false imprisonment case was adjourned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 20 July 2016, with trial dates to be set later.

Murphy and 18 others faced charges linked to a water charges protest in Jobstown, where Joan Burton’s party was delayed on 15 November 2014.

The Director of Public Prosecutions proposed three trials, but lawyers argued that defendants placed in the third trial could be disadvantaged.

Judge Melanie Greally had previously ordered separate trials and adjourned the matter until October to set dates for all trials.