Water protestors’ case will likely have far-reaching consequences

Solidarity has succeeded in flavouring politics, and influencing major change, writes Gerard Howlin

NEXT Monday seven defendants, including Paul Murphy TD, go on trial in the Circuit Criminal Court charged with the false imprisonment of former Tánaiste Joan Burton.

The facts of the case are unlikely to be the main issue. There was a protest in Jobstown, Tallaght on November 15, 2014, after a local event attended by Burton.