Simeon Burke has public order conviction quashed

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Simeon Burke had his public order conviction quashed at the appeals court on 15 April 2024. The offence arose from an incident at the Four Courts on Inns Quay, Dublin, on 7 March 2023.

Judge John Martin found that the evidence did not prove Burke’s behaviour met the criminal standard for a breach of the peace offence. Burke had denied the charge and was convicted at Dublin District Court, where he was fined €300.