Judge dismisses claim man living in Cork was maliciously prosecuted over Shell to Sea protest

Mr Justice Max Barrett said the prosecution of Raymond Hanrahan "was not run as well as it could have been" but there was no evidence of malice, "none at all".
Judge dismisses claim man living in Cork was maliciously prosecuted over Shell to Sea protest
Raymond Hanrahan. File image

A High Court judge has rejected a man's claim he was maliciously prosecuted arising from an incident during a Shell to Sea protest in Co Mayo.

Mr Justice Max Barrett said the prosecution of Raymond Hanrahan on a charge of criminal damage to a Garda's jacket "was not run as well as it could have been" but there was no evidence of malice, "none at all".

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