Accused wanted to ensure repossessed farm guards would not return through violence and 'humiliation', State tells jury

Four men have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges arising from an incident at a repossessed farm property near Strokestown, County Roscommon, on 16 December 2018. The prosecution alleges that Patrick J Sweeney, Martin O'Toole, Paul Beirne and David Lawlor were part of a group of approximately 30 armed men who entered the property and attacked security personnel present. Each defendant…