Court places injunctions on water meter protestors - one could face jail
Injunctions stopping eight anti-water charge protesters obstructing the installation of meters in North Dublin have been reinstated.
A ninth protester Colin McGettrick of Edenmore in Raheny could still face jail.
GMC Sierra, a company employed by Bord Gáis to install water meters, came to court last month complaining that their workers were being harassed, intimidated and even assaulted by protesters in North Dublin.
Temporary orders were put in place stopping demonstrators from interfering with the works.
The orders were dropped against nine protesters last week when they came to court and gave undertakings not to obstruct meters being installed.
But today the injunctions were reinstated against eight protesters with their consent while GMC Sierra indicated it will bring attachment and committal proceedings against the ninth, Colin McGettrick, who could face jail when the case returns to court later this month.
This development comes after gardaí made 12 arrests at a water charges protest in Raheny two days ago.
