Murky reflections from the water trial

Paul Murphy has been the poster boy for the water charge protest, which has seen main parties twist in the wind for two years, writes Michael Clifford.

Photo: Defendants in the Jobstown trial Paul Murphy, left, and Michael Murphy leave the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after they were all found not guilty on charges of false imprisonment.

When Joan Burton was giving her evidence at the Jobstown trial, you could nearly smell the scorn directed at her. The courtroom was packed with supporters of the seven defendants, charged with falsely imprisoning the former Tánaiste and her assistant, Karen O’Connell.