Exclusion zone for meter installers

The High Court has granted an order setting up a 20m exclusion zone around water meter installations in Dublin city.

GMC Sierra Ltd, which has a contract to install meters at various locations in Dublin, had in early October secured injunctions preventing a number of individuals or anybody who had notice of the order from assaulting, intimidating, or interfering with workmen installing water meters.

The company secured the orders after its lawyers told the High Court its workers had been harassed and threatened while installing meters in the Dublin 5 and Dublin 13 areas.