Today in Castlebar circuit court, appeals involving Shell to Sea campaigners were concluded or deferred, with no further prison sentences being handed out. This follows the jailing yesterday of local fisherman Pat O’Donnell.
Terence Conway - who had faced a driving ban of four years for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident – was acquitted.
This afternoon in Castlebar Circuit Court, Shell to Sea campaigner and local fisherman Pat O Donnell (52) was sentenced to 7 months in jail after being found guilty of an alleged “breach of the peace” and allegedly "obstructing a Garda".