A peace activist has been charged with entering a temporary exclusion zone on the Shannon estuary on the day of the visit of US President George W Bush to Ireland.
Former Irish Army commandant Mr Edward Horgan (59), from Castletroy, Limerick, was arrested on a boat in the Shannon Estuary while planning a demonstration against the US president's visit to Dromoland on June 25th.
Ms Eibhlin Ni Hir (21), from Red Roses, Three Trees, Quigley's Point, Co Donegal, and Mr Aaron Baker (26) of West Lodge, Athlone, were also in the boat. Later that day, the three appeared at a special sitting of Ennis District Court and were charged with resisting the orders of a garda at Inishcullen Point on the Shannon contrary to the Public Order Act.
The three were released on bail on condition that they stay away from both the airport and Dromoland Castle for the duration of the Bush visit. The three made their second appearance at Ennis District Court today where the new charge of entering a temporary exclusion on the Shannon Estuary.
The court was told today that when Mr Horgan was formally charged, he responded by saying: "I believe that I was unlawfully arrested on the day and I will be challenging the legality of that arrest."