Paul Murphy’s false imprisonment trial date set

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Paul Murphy’s false imprisonment trial date was set at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 3 October 2016. The charge arose from a water charges protest in Jobstown, Tallaght, which delayed then tánaiste Joan Burton and her entourage for about two hours on 15 November 2014. Murphy was due to stand trial with six others on 24 April 2017, with a pre-trial date set for 7 December.

The court also set a separate false imprisonment trial for six other defendants on 2 October 2017, while a trial involving five people accused of violent disorder was listed for 9 April 2018.