A judge has upheld a decision to deny an Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) councillor a permit for house-to-house and street collections in Dublin after a senior garda said the money could be used to encourage illegal acts.

A senior garda refused to grant an Anti-Austerity Alliance councillor a permit for house-to-house and street collections in Dublin because she believed the money would be used for illegal acts, a court has heard.