TD Mick Wallace has been sent to Limerick Prison

Independent TD Mick Wallace has been sent to Limerick Prison for the non-payment of a court fine.

He was arrested by arrangement in Dublin this morning and arrived at Limerick Prison shortly before 2pm.

Last April the Wexford TD was fined €2,000 at Ennis District Court for breaching security at Shannon Airport in 2014 - but vowed not to pay it.

United Left TD Clare Daly was also fined €2,000 at the same court appearance earlier this year, she too vowed not to pay it.

Deputy Wallace is due to serve a 30 day jail term in lieu of the fine.

He spoke briefly to Live95fm on his way in to the prison: “It probably won’t be as bad for me as it is for people in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.”