Cherry picker protester may face further charges

A property developer accused of dangerous driving for allegedly parking a cherry picker outside Leinster House, may face further charges, a court heard today.

Joe McNamara (aged 41), of Dun na Carraige, Blackrock, Co. Galway, who reportedly owes Anglo Irish Bank €3.5m, had been charged at Dublin District Court with dangerous driving on the morning of December 7 last, hours before former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan made his budget speech.