Far-right activist Philip Dwyer appears in court charged with public order offence

The anti-immigration campaigner is accused of using or threatening to use unlawful violence towards the father of a People Before Profit candidate

Philip Dwyer has become a regular attendant at anti-immigration protests including demonstrations outside buildings that house international protection applicants as well as properties rumoured as potential locations for housing asylum seekers. File picture: Collins Courts

A prominent anti-immigration campaigner has appeared in court over an alleged public order offence involving political rivals outside a church in Bray, Co Wicklow, during last year’s general election campaign.

Philip Dwyer, aged 57, of Tallaght Cross West, Tallaght, Dublin 24, appeared before a sitting of Bray District Court on Wednesday in relation to an incident outside the Holy Redeemer Church on Main Street, Bray, Co Wicklow, on November 24, 2024.