A Circuit Court judge has given anti-war activist Ms Mary Kelly (50) back her passport to allow her to travel to India this weekend to address a World Social Forum.
Ms Kelly remains on bail and will be tried for a second time next month at Ennis Circuit Court for allegedly causing €1.5 million damage to a US navy aircraft at Shannon Airport last January.
Ms Kelly denies a charge of causing criminal damage to the aircraft and last July a jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
However the trial judge, Judge Carroll Moran, has returned Ms Kelly's passport to her following an application from the accused to travel to India between January 11th and 25th to address a World Social Forum at Mumbai.
Ms Kelly said: "I am greatly honoured to represent Ireland at that forum." She added that the war in Iraq will be discussed and she is not representing any organisation at the event.
