Garda 'refused to let AAA councillor collect money as she thought it would be used for unlawful acts'

A senior Garda refused to grant an Anti-Austerity Alliance councillor a permit for house-to-house and street collections in Dublin because she believed the money would be used for illegal acts, a court has heard.

Dublin District Court was told today the party wanted to raise funds to campaign in the next general election and they rejected the claims made by Divisional Chief Supt Orla McPartlin, of the Garda's Dublin Metropolitan Region.