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Case No. 5444Injunction (restraining violent or threatening behaviour) · Co. Dublin · 18 Jul 2024

High Court grants injunction restraining 'persons unknown' from Coolock site

The High Court granted an injunction to the leaseholder and developer of the former Crown Paints warehouse in Coolock, Dublin, restraining 'persons unknown' from engaging in violent or threatening behaviour at the site. Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy made the orders on 18 July 2024, which remain in place until the case returns to court the following Wednesday.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court18 Jul
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • chargeFifteen people have been charged with a range of public order offences. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Rory Mulcahy made the orders. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe orders are in place until the case returns to court the following Wednesday. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMr Justice Mulcahy refused the request for a 100-metre exclusion zone, saying it would interfere with the use of public paths and roadways and peaceful protest rights. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherNineteen people were arrested on Monday amid unrest from protestors. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA number of gardaí were injured and there were arson attacks on a Garda car and a digger. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherFireworks were aimed at lines of Public Order Unit gardaí, while glass bottles and rocks were also thrown. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA security guard was hospitalised for two days after being hit on the head with a steel bar. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jul2024
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    Court grants order restraining ‘persons unknown’ from attending Coolock site to engage in threatening behaviour

    Reports the High Court injunction hearing and the orders made, including the background of the Monday unrest at the Coolock site, the 19 arrests and 15 charges, injuries to gardaí and a security guard, and the court's refusal of a 100-metre exclusion zone.