Rights body to get May Day dossier

THE Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is preparing a dossier for the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in relation to the Garda’s handling of the May Day protest at Phoenix Park, Dublin.

The ICCL is expected to ask the HRC to use its extensive powers to conduct its own investigation into the events and/or bring recommendations to the Government.

It is further understood the ICCL is itself investigating whether there is sufficient grounds to take a legal case under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).