Charges dropped against man accused of throwing paint on Luke Kelly statue
A worker removing graffiti on the Luke Kelly statue Last month, the court heard that a direction from the DPP was received but the investigating garda was appealing that direction. Judge Miriam Walsh was told yesterday the DPP has directed that the matter was to be withdrawn, and the case was dropped. At an earlier hearing, Garda Sean Scully said CCTV evidence was obtained. There were 19 clips showing a cyclist crossing the city from Sheriff Street, over the Samuel Beckett Bridge and heading to South King Street, the court had heard. It was alleged the cyclist "threw a large amount of paint ...