Mother and son charged with alleged criminal damage at site using an excavator

Pair released on bail after undertaking not to interfere with an area of ground owned by construction company near Clonakilty in West Cork

Mother and son have claimed the land near Clonakilty in West Cork belongs to them and they were protecting it.

A mother and son have been released on bail after undertaking not to interfere with an area of ground at which gardaí allege they caused criminal diggers by using an excavator.

Sarah Holland, 67, and James Holland, 35, of Rathrout, Ballinadee, Co Cork, appeared before Clonakilty District Court charged with criminal damage to the site at Templebryan South near Clonakilty on dates between May 11 and May 16, 2020.