Woman fined €1,200 for tweet identifying teenagers in murder trial

Judge says court has 'no doubt' woman knew what she was doing as she says she didn’t follow case closely and kept up to date on it through social media

Rebecca Ryan, of Priory Lawn, Ballybeg, Waterford City, avoided prison for the charge at a sitting of Waterford District Court. Picture: Denis Minihane

A Waterford woman has been fined €1,200 for a social media post identifying two teenage defendants in a murder trial.

Rebecca Ryan, of Priory Lawn, Ballybeg, Waterford City, avoided prison for the charge at a sitting of Waterford District Court on Thursday afternoon.