Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe has appeal against public order conviction allowed

Mr Blighe had previously objected to a contribution to Irish Refugee Council and a migrant rights charity on religious grounds but agreed payment of €500 to Irish Red Cross

Derek Blighe had, according to the evidence of Inspector Jason Wallace at Fermoy District Court, engaged in threatening and abusive behaviour during an incident at Abbeyville House, Fermoy, on December 22, 2023. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe had his appeal against a public order conviction allowed on Tuesday on payment of €500 to the Irish Red Cross.

He was convicted originally at Fermoy District Court following his failure to make a €350 contribution to the Irish Refugee Council.