Church supplier charged with ramming Russian embassy gates to face trial by jury

Businessman had indicated he wanted a jury trial rather than plead guilty in the district court

Desmond Wisley appeared at Tallaght District Court, Dublin, in March this year, shortly after his arrest. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A church supplier charged with ramming the Russian embassy gates in Dublin earlier this year has been sent forward for trial before a Circuit Court judge and jury.

Desmond Wisley, 49, was served with a book of evidence at Tallaght District Court on Thursday.