Mother of jailed bin protest deputy joins march

THE elderly mother of jailed deputy Joe Higgins last night joined a march to protest against the one month sentence handed down to her son and party colleague Clare Daly.

Ellen Higgins, 85, travelled from Kerry with other members of the family to visit her son and take part in the protest. Crowds gathered at the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square for the march to Mountjoy Jail, where both politicians are being held.

Mrs Higgins spoke of her pride in her son. "I'll not give out to my son. Why should I? He's standing up for what he believes in," she said. Mrs Higgins described the sentence as too long.