Suspended sentence and fine for councillor who threw red paint over Harney in protest

A DUBLIN city councillor showed no remorse yesterday when she was found guilty of assaulting former health minister Mary Harney who was splattered with red paint at a hospital last November.

Suspended sentence and fine for councillor who threw red paint over  Harney in protest

Harney had paint thrown at her, covering parts of her clothes, neck, chest and hands, during a sod- turning ceremony for a new primary care and mental health unit at Cherry Orchard Hospital in west Dublin, on November 1 last.

As the nation went to the polls yesterday Ms Harney, who did not seek re-election, was called by the state to give evidence against Dublin city councillor Louise Minihan.

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