Traveller couples given 24 hours to move away from vicinity of illegal halting site

The High Court has given two Traveller couples until 2pm tomorrow to remove their caravans from the vicinity of an unofficial halting site in Co Tipperary or face the prospect of being jailed for contempt.

In a ruling, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys found Elizabeth and her husband William McCarthy, and Winnie and her husband John McCarthy, were in breach of court orders and were in contempt of court.