'I am prepared to sit in Mountjoy,' says suspended county councillor

The councillor claimed he had not been allowed to make point of orders at council meets and had at various points been muted during online meetings
Frank McBrearty said he has been raising issues of public importance. File photo

Frank McBrearty said he has been raising issues of public importance. File photo

Donegal County Council has secured a High Court order restraining one of its elected members from attending any of its meetings until the end of the month.

The council sought various orders to enforce the suspension of independent councillor Frank McBrearty, which was voted on last month by elected members, the court heard. It arose out of the allegedly disorderly way Cllr McBrearty had conducted himself at the council’s meetings.

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