Elderly couple convicted over refusal to wear face masks in supermarket

Solicitor for the couple, Billy Loughnane said his two clients had 'over 150 years of living peacefully and never causing trouble in all that time'

At Killaloe District Court, Judge Mary Larkin convicted Ryan Austin, 81, and Nicky Austin, 76, both of Woodpark, Mountshannon, Co Clare, over their refusal to wear face masks at the Aldi store in Killaloe during the Covid-19 lockdown on January 26 last. File picture

A married couple with a combined 157 years of “living peacefully and not troubling anyone” have been convicted over their refusal to wear face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At Killaloe District Court, Judge Mary Larkin convicted Ryan Austin, 81, and Nicky Austin, 76, both of Woodpark, Mountshannon, Co Clare, over their refusal to wear face masks at the Aldi store in Killaloe during the Covid-19 lockdown on January 26 last.