Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Offences

Breach of Covid-19 regulations

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

1 report, 31 May 2024 to 31 May 2024

Outlets

irishtimes.com

• High Court upholds Dublin Covid-19 regulations in pub breach case Breach of Covid-19 regulations · Co. Dublin

  Four men, including former Dublin lord mayor Nial Ring, his sons Stephen and Darragh, and business partner Liam McGrattan, were found upstairs in the Ref pub in Ballybough, Dublin, at around 11pm on April 17, 2020, and charged with breaching pandemic regulations that barred travel more than 2km from home. Ring and McGrattan, the pub's owner, were additionally charged with holding or participating in an event. The men denied the charges in the District Court and brought a High Court challenge arguing the regulations were invalid because the Seanad was not sitting after the February 2020 general election. In May 2024, Mr Justice David Nolan ruled that all grounds of the challenge must fail, finding the legislation and regulations constitutional.

  In court, 31 May 2024Accused · 1 report

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1. 31 May2024
   In courtirishtimes.com, in High Court upholds Dublin Covid-19 regulations in pub breach case

   Former lord mayor of Dublin Nial Ring loses High Court challenge to Covid-19 regulations

   accused, Darragh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darragh♂IE

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