May Day gardaí arrest three

THREE British citizens appeared before Dublin District Court yesterday after being arrested by gardaí organising security for the May Day celebrations.

A spokesperson for the Dublin Grassroots Network, which is organising anti-globalisation protests over the weekend, claimed the arrests were part of a campaign of Garda harassment ahead of celebrations to mark the accession of ten new countries to the EU.

Giuseppe Giardi, aged 38, a hostel worker, Neil Ketchley, a 19-year-old student and Polly Murphy, aged 20 and unemployed, were charged under Section 13 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, which relates to trespass.