Jobstown Verdict: Six defendants found not guilty; Paul Murphy demands full inquiry

Solidarity TD Paul Murphy is demanding a full independent inquiry into the Garda investigation of the Jobstown protest after his acquittal yesterday.

Photo: From left, Jobstown defendant Ken Purcell, against whom charges were dropped, Scott Masterson, Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy, councillors Michael Murphy and Kieran Mahon, Frank Donaghy and Michael Banks celebrate after being found not guilty of the false imprisonment of then-tánaiste Joan Burton. Picture: Courtpix

The six defendants were cleared of all charges by the jury at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, nine weeks after the Jobstown protest trial opened.