Cork library protester Ross Lahive sees knife charge dismissed

Judge dismisses second charge against of failing to appear in court on one particular date

Ross Lahive told the court he had the knife as he was hanging a door for a friend earlier in the day.

A prominent protester against LGBTQ+ reading material at Cork City Library faced a trial today for having a box-cutter knife in his pocket when arrested but the case ended abruptly before it really began.

Apart from a charge of failing to appear in court on one particular date, the main charge faced by Ross Lahive was that he had the knife in his possession.