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Mary Kelly conviction overturned after Six years struggle

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Friday February 25, 2011 14:10author by Justin morahan Report this post to the editors

Mary's disabling of a plane at Shannon preceded a similar action by the Pitstop ploughshares

The Court of Criminal Appeal overturned Mary Kelly's conviction this morning

The war in Iraq and Ireland's participation in it prompted may protests from outraged Irish citizens. Mary Kelly entered Shannon airport on a cold night in January 2003, not to protest, but to disable a war plane that was bound for the war in Iraq.

At her trial she pleaded lawful excuse, namely she hoped to save lives in Iraq.

The first jury was hung. A second jury found her guilty after the presiding judge had stopped her defence of lawful excuse being considered by its members. Judge Carrol Moran imposed a sentence of two years imprisonment - suspended.

It took four years of tortuous court appearances and the mountain of work associated with such appearances before Mary succeeded in having her appeal against the judgement heard by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

The appeal was eventually heard in July 2008. And the three judges pronounced their judgement this morning.

The judgement is welcome but the delay gives rise to many questions about the fairness of the Irish judicial system.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   It's been a while coming...     Seán Ryan    Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:56 
   Great News     Madam K    Fri Feb 25, 2011 15:24 
   Congratulations     Damien Moran    Fri Feb 25, 2011 17:47 
   Vindication at long last!     TD    Fri Feb 25, 2011 19:13 
   Justice is coming     Iyad Burnat    Fri Feb 25, 2011 21:08 
   Discriminatory Verdict of Circuit Court Judge Moran reversed in Court of Criminal Appeal!     Mary Kelly    Fri Feb 25, 2011 21:09 
   Lawful Excuse     Michael    Fri Feb 25, 2011 22:30 
   Thanks, congratulations, respect to Mary     AC    Fri Feb 25, 2011 23:00 
   Out of the frying pan into the fire     Martha    Sat Feb 26, 2011 00:09 
 10   Mary; Brilliant or What?     JS    Sat Feb 26, 2011 00:25 
 11   About time     Niall    Sat Feb 26, 2011 04:26 
 12   Congratulations Mary - may the nonviolent resistance to this war and solidarity continue!     Ciaron O'Reilly    Sat Feb 26, 2011 05:21 
 13   To Martha     AC    Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:14 
 14   At long last     cropbeye    Sat Feb 26, 2011 13:44 
 15   Great stuff Mary     Nick    Sat Feb 26, 2011 19:34 
 16   Congrats     Deirdre Clancy    Sat Feb 26, 2011 20:20 
 17   RTE Hush Hush     Martin    Sat Feb 26, 2011 21:18 
 18   Fantastic!     Vacy Vlazna    Fri Mar 04, 2011 22:01 
 19   No blood from the plowshares stone     Tom H. Hastings    Fri Mar 04, 2011 22:10 
 20   Congrats to Mary and Shame on RTE failure to report     Edward Horgan    Fri Mar 04, 2011 22:21 
 21   Date correction     Edward    Fri Mar 04, 2011 22:26 
 22   Congratulations     Rowan Steele    Fri Mar 04, 2011 23:12 
 23   Congratulations     Niall    Sat Mar 05, 2011 00:11 
 24   RTE et al = no expectations, no disappointments!     Ciaron    Sat Mar 05, 2011 05:38 
 25   no words     genny    Sat Mar 05, 2011 08:19 
 26   Congratulations     Arn    Sat Mar 05, 2011 09:17 
 27   ABOUT BLOODY TIME!........WELL DONE MARY!     karen fallon    Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:01 
 28   Bravo Mary!     sylvia - UK    Sat Mar 05, 2011 13:22 
 29   8 years later, US troops are still transitting through Shannon airport     Edward Horgan    Sat Mar 05, 2011 16:05 
 30   disarm now plowshares     Bill Bichsel    Sat Mar 05, 2011 20:22 
 31   Thanks to Mary Kelly     Kay McPadden    Mon Mar 07, 2011 07:06 
 32   Congratulations     Eric Snowball    Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:37 
 33   Warm Greetings and congratulations     Sarah Lasenby    Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:35 
 34   unequivocal victory by the People of Ireland     Mary Kelly    Mon May 23, 2011 13:19 


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