Counsel for Jobstown protestor accuses Joan Burton of 'long, self-serving political speech' at trial

Former Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has said that it was her “absolute conviction” that “protest in Ireland is a sacred right”, but said it was also her conviction that it should be peaceful protest.

Deputy Burton was testifying at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today in the trial of Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six others for falsely imprisoning Ms Burton and her adviser Karen O’Connell at a protest in Jobstown.