Legal action over funding permit denial

A senior garda refused to grant an Anti-Austerity Alliance councillor a permit for house-to-house and street collections in Dublin because she believed the money would be used for illegal acts, a court has heard.
Legal action over funding permit denial
Garda Superintendent Orla McPartlin at the Four Courts

Dublin District Court was told yesterday the party wanted to raise funds to campaign in the next general election and they rejected claims by Divisional Chief Supt Orla McPartlin, of the Garda’s Dublin Metropolitan Region.

An appeal is being brought by the Anti-Austerity Alliance, one of their members, John Donnellan, and councillor Michael Murphy against the garda’s decision, which they say prevents them from being able to raise funds in the capital.

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