Gardaí investigate repossession protesters’ takeover of courtroom

Gardaí in Limerick have begun an investigation into last Friday’s takeover by protesters of a court at which house repossession cases were being heard.

County registrar Pat Wallace was dealing with more than 170 civil bills for repossession of houses. He had to abandon the sitting, which descended into chaos after about half the list had been dealt with.

Garda reinforcements had to be called in to remove more than 150 people from the building. One garda on duty in the courtroom has been unable to return to work due to an injury he sustained.