Woman accused of publishing images of convicted teens seeks to prevent Circuit Court case

The maximum penalty in District Court is 12 months in jail and/or a €1,000 fine, while the maximum in the Circuit Court is three years in jail and or/a fine of €10,000

Edel Doherty is one of 10 people facing charges of publishing images of two teenagers which identified them as being persons accused and convicted of a serious crime, the murder of another teenager. File photo: Collins Courts

A woman accused of publishing pictures of two teenagers convicted of the murder of another teenager has brought a High Court challenge against a decision that the case be heard in the Circuit Court.

The action has been taken by Edel Doherty who claims a District Court decision to refuse jurisdiction in the case is procedurally flawed and should be set aside.