Legislative Measures
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-17
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

Last week two climate change protestors, Orla and Zac, were up in court charged with criminal damage. Orla was alleged to have painted "No more empty promises" on Iveagh House and Zac was simply alleged to have filmed the incident, but they could both face years in prison for some paint on a building that was washed off in a couple of days. In the UK the Colston four were acquitted because the jury found that their actions in tearing down a statue of the notorious slave trader Edward Colston were justified. Should we have a similar defence available here?

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Sitting date: 2022-02-17