Justice has been done, says Anne, 90, after satellite dish case is thrown out

A judge has thrown out a prosecution against a 90-year-old Dublin woman who faced court and a hefty legal bill for having an “unauthorised” satellite dish on the front of her house.

Great grandmother, Anne Rudd , of St Enda’s Rd, Terenure, was forced to come to court after she was summoned by Dublin City Council which had sought an order for legal costs.

However, following pleas from her lawyers yesterday that it would be unfair and that justice would not be served if the pensioner had to pay the expenses, which the council agreed to reduce from €2,100 to €1,500, Judge John O’Neill dismissed the case. He said it was a substantial bill and because there were exceptional circumstances he was not going to order her to pay costs.