Irish Times Article - Judgement Resrved in Rossport 5 Case
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Tuesday October 25, 2005 19:53
by Michael R.
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Judgment reserved in Rossport Five case
Last updated: 25-10-05, 11:47
The 'Rossport Five' pictured after their release from Cloverhill Prison last month
The five Mayo men who spent 94 days in prison for their contempt of court over protests against a controversial gas pipeline will have to wait to learn whether they face further penalties.
The High Court today reserved judgment on the case of the five, who spent more than three months in Cloverhill Prison for failing to abide by an injunction preventing them from protesting against the high-pressure pipeline.
The 70-kilometre pipe runs through some of men's land, only metres from their homes, from the Corrib gas field in the Atlantic to an onshore refinery at Bellanaboy.
Micheal O'Seighin, Wille Corduff, Philip McGrath, Vincent McGrath and Brendan Philbin were
released at the end of September.
The president of the High Court, Mr Justice Finnegan, said he would reserve judgment on the court's right to impose further punishment for at least two weeks.
Mr Justice Finnegan did not set a date for the new proceedings.
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