Kerry election candidate freed after promising to take down social media posts about garda

Up to 50 supporters were in attendance, cheering loudly, as she exited a prison van to go into court

Michelle Keane (pictured) undertook to abide by an earlier court order removing posts and desisting from publishing further about Sergeant Melanie Walsh, directly or indirectly. File photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

A candidate in the general and local elections in Kerry, jailed earlier this week for contempt of court in connection with online social media posts about a female garda sergeant in Listowel, has been freed by a judge at Killarney Circuit Civil Court.

Michelle Keane of Talbot Bridge, Knocknagoshel undertook to abide by an earlier court order removing posts and desisting from publishing further about Sergeant Melanie Walsh, directly or indirectly. In July, Ms Keane was ordered to remove all online social media posts about Sgt Walsh.