Gemma O'Doherty fined for breaching Covid rules by taking part in Cork protest

Campaigner was travelling to Cork to take part in a demonstration claiming that the virus was a hoax

Gemma O Doherty at the Four Courts in Dublin in 2021. Picture: Collins Courts

Campaigner Gemma O’Doherty was fined €750 on Wednesday for breaching Covid regulations by travelling from her home in Dublin to take part in a demonstration in Cork in which it was claimed that the Covid pandemic was a hoax to control people and that RTÉ were spreading government lies.

The 54-year-old did not attend Cork District Court for the case which was listed for hearing and there was no legal representation.