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3 Anti-War Protesters ejected from Galway District during trial of Owen Rice.

category galway | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Tuesday September 26, 2006 13:21author by Court reporter - Cosantoiri Siochana Report this post to the editors

Judge Mary Fahy : "to preserve the dignity of the court".

Today, at the commencement of the trial of Owen Rice in Court No. 2 Galway District Court, judge Mary Fahy had three anti-war activists and members of Owen's support group escorted from court by Gardai for excercising their democratic right to take notes in court.

This right was given short shrift by Fahy on the spurious basis that the note taking would impinge on the "dignity of the court" and further; "it was custom and practise" for the judiciary to proscribe any note taking as they saw fit.

The three ejected were Justin Morahan, Sean Ryan and Tommy Donnellan, the former two vociferously voiced their opposition to this draconian and anti democratic move to no avail.

Fahy's perspective is redolent of the stance of the Turkish government where currently, a writer is being prosecuted for not, in essence, "preserving the dignity of the Turkish nation" - Turkey's horrific slaughter of the Amnenians was this writers righteous bone of contention.

Owen is being prosecuted for "failing to provide his name to a Gardai" and "breach of the peace" or is that "behaviour likely to cause a breach of the peace"?. following the denouement of the EU Social ministers meeting in Galway when some of them were on a walkabout "cultural tour" of the city.

A full report will follow.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Follow it up.     Chris Murray    Tue Sep 26, 2006 14:18 
   What's her office address?     Piece of my mind    Tue Sep 26, 2006 14:23 
   Dignity of the court     Paul O'Donnell    Tue Sep 26, 2006 14:49 
   Photos from Owen's trial     Court reporter    Tue Sep 26, 2006 16:28 
   Last ...     Court reporter    Tue Sep 26, 2006 16:50 
   The veil contiues to slip!!     cool j    Tue Sep 26, 2006 20:54 
   The Truth will Prevail Over the Three Monkeys !     Court reporter    Tue Sep 26, 2006 23:00 
   Galway Court Circus.     I.    Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:18 
   Poster Bans and Writing Bans     Louise Gaffney    Wed Sep 27, 2006 20:19 
 10   Adjudicators / civil servants     I    Wed Sep 27, 2006 21:37 
 11   Ruling by Fooling     Louise Gaffney    Wed Sep 27, 2006 22:53 
 12   bring your "contitution".     F.E.M.    Wed Sep 27, 2006 23:22 
 13   Clarification please     Jane Doe    Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:54 
 14   What it's about?     Whatabout?    Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:17 
 15   Carry On Activists     Jack Hart    Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:27 
 16   I had a big stick but I didn't beat anyone with it     Seán Ryan    Thu Sep 28, 2006 13:52 
 17   Courting Disaster     Jack Hart    Thu Sep 28, 2006 14:01 
 18   Words are cheap, especially coming from a layabout     Seán Ryan    Thu Sep 28, 2006 16:44 
 19   " There's always ONE ! "     John Kelly    Thu Sep 28, 2006 17:06 
 20   Whimper.     Timid puppy    Thu Sep 28, 2006 18:12 
 21   Respect!     The Citizen    Thu Sep 28, 2006 18:56 
 22   'They've stacked our Courts , the People's Courts with blueshirts and freemasons     I.    Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:39 
 23   Robin Hood, Men in Torts.     Conchubhair McGiolla O'Samhrain    Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:58 
 24   Fascism & Justice Minister McDowell     W. Finnerty.    Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:17 
 25   Bunreacht     I.    Fri Sep 29, 2006 13:44 
 26   the cheek of im     omg    Fri Sep 29, 2006 15:01 
 27   OMG     Seán Ryan    Fri Sep 29, 2006 15:36 
 28   other pics     Court reporters    Sat Sep 30, 2006 14:07 
 29   This is great news     Rose of Tralee    Sat Sep 30, 2006 15:50 


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