Over 20 people to be charged for Joan Burton car incident at water charge protest

More than 20 people will face court hearings in connection with a water charge protest in which Tánaiste Joan Burton was trapped in her car for over two hours in Tallaght last year.

RTE News have reported that the Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that the protestors be charged with various offences, including violent disorder, false imprisonment, criminal damage and offences under public order legislation.