Cork climate activist fined by UK court after being found guilty of aggravated trespass

21-year-old climate activist Orla Murphy was fined £284 for her part in the protest which blocked oil flow at a terminal in Essex. Picture: Elaine Livingstone

A Cork climate activist has been found guilty of aggravated trespass in a UK court after chaining herself to pipes at a major oil terminal in Essex.

Just Stop Oil activist Orla Murphy, 21, originally from Whitechurch, Co Cork, had been charged after a protest in April which blocked oil flow at one of the UK’s largest terminals at Grays in Essex.