Shock at 'lenient' fine for fatal sinking

The leniency of a fine for a fisherman whose boat sank with the loss of five lives has shocked local people, a TD said today.

Shock at 'lenient' fine for fatal sinking

The leniency of a fine for a fisherman whose boat sank with the loss of five lives has shocked local people, a TD said today.

Pisces skipper Patrick Barden was found not guilty of manslaughter at Wexford Circuit Court yesterday but fined €1,000 for running an unsafe ship under 1981 legislation.

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