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 Friday May 09, 2003 00:37 by Conor - Shannon Peace House
 The potato two in court. Jenny and Martin's case was adjourned to 12th June @ Shannon district court. Playwright Eamon J.Murphy was remanded in custody to Shannon district court on Thursday 15th May on a charge of breaching bail conditions. Murphy allegedly attended an anti-war demonstration at Shannon airport contrary to his bail conditions, which bar him from going within 5 miles of the airport. Murphy, who refused to give Judge Mangan his full name after affirmation, allegedly attended the anti-war demonstration at Shannon airport on April 12th. Inspector Kennedy gave evidence that he met Eamon at Shannon airport on this day and told him to leave. The playwright denied this charge saying that he has a photograph of himself, taken at a function outside of the county, on the day in question. During the court proceedings the judge confiscated Eamon's phone for ringing and his newspaper for rustling. While under oath Mr. Murphy made the statment "the law is an ass", after which the judge remanded him to Limerick prison and he was taken from court immediately. Garda Pat Keating returned for Murphy's phone and newspaper and mimed to Inspector Kennedy behind the judge's back "he's off his head". The judge returned Murphy's phone and instructed that Eamon Murphy is to be searched on his next appearance in court in order to make sure he doesn't take his phone into court again. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6A judge has no power to stop the taking of notes for purposes, journalistic or otherwise, unless the case is being heard 'in camera' (i.e. certain children's crimes, sexual offences, family law, etc.). In particular no police officer has the power to prevent someone from taking notes let alone inquire into the content or purpose (unless you were doing it with a singing pen or something!). The only place I can think of that note-taking is prohibited is the public gallery of the Dail (reasoning is that the official Hansard-style report should be the only and true one). So don't be led down the garden path on this one...
u can't record court proceedings using any other means i.e tape etc
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Confiscated his newspaper for rustling!! Now that's gotta be more important than dying Iraqi's!
please feature this item as a main headline in this website, as a mark of repect. he seemed to be a man who enjoyed drawing attention to himself.
very tragic,
Just a point on Garda Keating and his court antics. He was arrested the other day (Aug 18 /19 2004)on charges on interfering of a witness who was to testify against him on Sept 9th 2004. Interestingly he was only suspended that day he was arrested and not after the incident that caused him to be up in court in the first place. This man has being bullying the people of Shannon long enough, good reddens. Hence his nick name Physco pat.